20 entries under ploy topic. ×

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plan(noun, move, action, set, turn)
12
scheme(noun, move, action, plan, line)
10
plot(noun, move, action, trick, measure)
7
ruse(noun, trick, pretense, maneuver)
6
subterfuge(noun, trick, pretense, maneuver, ruse)
6
wile(noun, trick, pretense, maneuver, ruse)
5
means(noun, line, trick, design, measure)
5
method(noun, set, plan, turn, aid)
5
step(noun, move, action, aid, trick)
4
action(noun, move, plan, trick, measure)
4
expedient(noun, adjective, power, aid, trick)
3
machination(noun, move, action, trick, pretense)
2
contrivance(noun, move, action, trick, design)
1
instrument(noun, power, aid, trick, measure)
0
con(trick, pretense, ruse, wile)
0
lie(trick, pretense)
0
pretense
0
savvy(trick, pretense)
0
scam(trick, pretense)
0
sleight of hand(expression, idiom, trick, pretense)
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