stratagem, n.
(stratagems)
freq. cnt. 1
(stratagems)
freq. cnt. 1
a maneuver in a game or conversation
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
gambit ploy stratagem
semantic pointers
hypernym
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
contrivance dodge stratagem
sample sentences
"his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form