List — meaning in English
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English meaning
- contrivance noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- ploy noun A cunning tactic or trick used to gain an advantage.
- ruse noun A clever trick or scheme meant to deceive someone.
- sleight noun Skillful, quick trickery, especially in performing a deceptive feat with the hands.
- subterfuge noun A trick or deceptive scheme used to avoid something or achieve a hidden goal.
- trick noun An action meant to deceive, fool, or outsmart someone.
Senses
List is used for these senses in English:
- contrivance A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- ploy A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
- ruse (countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.
- sleight Cunning; craft; artful practice.
- trick Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
contrivance — full definition
- noun A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- noun A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- noun Something overly artful or artificial.