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means(noun, entity, support, move, person)
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thingamabob(noun, thing, material, instrument, device)
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thingamajig(noun, entity, thing, object, device)
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thingumajig
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angle(noun, plan, fabrication)
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coinage(noun, plan, development, design, original)
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craft(noun, cunning, scheme, deceit, craftiness)
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deception(noun, plan, cunning, craftiness, stratagem)
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doohickey(noun, thing, informal, material, device)
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engine(noun, instrument, device, gadget)
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feint(noun, move, action, trick, twist)
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game(noun, stratagem)
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gimcrack(noun, instrument, gadget)
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machinery(noun, devices)
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maneuver(noun, move, plan, trick, twist)
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manoeuvre
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measure(noun, support, move, action, plan)
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resource(noun, measure, material, store, supply)
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thing(noun, entity, move, action, system)
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thingumabob
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