Invention: alternatives and connections

The act or process of converting metal into money.

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A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition; digestion.

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The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning.

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A devising.

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The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense.

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The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of…

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The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.

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The quality of being creative.

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A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

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A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc., wh…

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To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

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To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.

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The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.

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To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

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The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts; invention; contrivance.

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The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

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