5
creature(noun, entity, person, part, concern)
5
engine(noun, device)
5
expedient(noun, move, action, aid, thing)
5
legal instrument(noun, expression, idiom)
5
paraphernalia(noun, power, aid, measure, process)
5
tackle(noun, material, device, equipment, machine)
4
cat's-paw(noun, over)
4
doodad(noun, tool, implement)
4
thingumajig
4
thingummy(noun, object, device, apparatus)
4
arrange(verb, fix, plan, prepare, organize)
4
catalyst
4
compact(record, security, title, document)
4
dupe(noun, over)
4
gimcrack
4
go-between(noun, agent)
4
instrumentation(noun, means)
4
mean(noun, means)
4
mediator(noun, agent)
4
stooge(noun, over)
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