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process(noun, form, activity, style, aid)
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technique(noun, form, activity, action, movement)
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workings(noun, means, method, instrument, device)
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mechanics
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procedure(noun, form, activity, style, plan)
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vehicle(noun, activity, action, work, end)
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gismo(noun, object, instrument, device, apparatus)
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instrumentality(noun, activity, action, work, means)
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way(noun, form, activity, action, movement)
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action(noun, activity, movement, work, progress)
5
approach(noun, form, style, process, way)
5
engine(noun, device, equipment, tackle, gadget)
5
agent(noun, material, means, instrument, tool)
5
innards(noun, device, machine)
5
widget(noun, thing, object, means, instrument)
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gear(noun, part, material, means, instrument)
4
gimmick(noun, aid, thing, process, material)
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thingumajig
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intermediary(noun, means, channel, medium)
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operation(noun, activity, action, movement, work)
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