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Machinate

To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.

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Manner of action 6

Embattle 76% connected

To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Lay 76% connected

of Lie, to recline.

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Mount 76% connected

A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always ins…

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Sandwich 76% connected

Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them.

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Spatchcock 76% connected

See Spitchcock.

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Broader term 3

Initiate 76% connected

To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.

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Pioneer 76% connected

A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.

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Plot 76% connected

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

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Plotter 74% connected

One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a schemer.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Plotter 74% connected

One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a schemer.

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Preparatory 74% connected

Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparato…

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Preparatory 74% connected

Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; introductory; preparative; as, a preparato…

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Synonym 7

Cabal 92% connected

Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala

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Complot 92% connected

A plotting together; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Conjure 92% connected

To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to implore earnestly; to adjure.

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Conspire 92% connected

To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; to plot together.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Devise 92% connected

To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Organize 92% connected

To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prepare 92% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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