Machination

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of plotting.
  • n. A crafty scheme or cunning design for the accomplishment of a sinister end.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
  • n. The act of machinating or plotting.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of machinating.
  • n. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of machinating, or of contriving a scheme for executing some purpose, particularly a forbidden or an evil purpose; underhand plotting or contrivance.
  • n. That which is planned or contrived; a plot; an artful design formed with deliberation; especially, a hostile or treacherous scheme.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    game    secret plan    plot   
    Hyponym
    priestcraft   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    device   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    complot    wresting    balls-up    counterplot    circumvention   
     
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