Nouns (2)
artifice
n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
Ruse
n. city in Bulgaria
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Fuzzynyms (46)
dodge, stratagem, contrivance
n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
blind, subterfuge
n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
maneuver, manoeuvre, tactic
n. a plan for attaining a particular goal
trick, fast one
n. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
craft, guile, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, slyness, wiliness
n. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
art, artistry, prowess, superior skill
n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"
dexterity, sleight, manual dexterity
n. adroitness in using the hands
accomplishment, attainment, acquisition, skill, acquirement
n. an ability that has been acquired by training
contrivance, appliance, contraption, convenience, gadget, gizmo, widget
n. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
gin, noose, snare
n. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
web, entanglement
n. an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
cheat, swindle
n. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"
dodge, dodging, scheme
n. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
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Ruse
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