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