Related Words:
- Spartan,
- acceptance,
- accepting,
- armed with patience,
- benevolence,
- benevolent,
- charitable,
- charitableness,
- charity,
- conciliatory,
- condonation,
- disciplined,
- disregard,
- easiness,
- endurance,
- endurant,
- enduring,
- forbearance,
- forbearant,
- forbearing,
- forbearingness,
- forgiveness,
- forgiving,
- forgivingness,
- fortitude,
- generous,
- generousness,
- humility,
- indulgence,
- indulgent,
- kind,
- kindness,
- lenience,
- leniency,
- lenient,
- lenity,
- long-sufferance,
- longanimity,
- longanimous,
- lowliness,
- magnanimity,
- magnanimous,
- meekness,
- overlooking,
- patience,
- patience of Job,
- patient,
- patient as Job,
- patientness,
- permissiveness,
- perseverance,
- persevering,
- philosophical,
- placable,
- resignation,
- self-control,
- self-controlled,
- sparing,
- stoic,
- stoicism,
- subduedness,
- sufferance,
- sweet reasonableness,
- tolerance,
- tolerant,
- tolerating,
- toleration,
- tolerative,
- uncomplainingness,
- understanding,
- unresentful,
- unrevengeful,
- unrevengefulness,
- waiting game,
- waiting it out
- amusement
collapse - a feeling of delight at being entertained related words >
- animal pleasure,
- beguilement,
- bodily pleasure,
- carnal delight,
- comfort,
- content,
- contentment,
- coziness,
- creature comforts,
- dissipation,
- distraction,
- diversion,
- divertissement,
- ease,
- endpleasure,
- enjoyment,
- entertainment,
- euphoria,
- forepleasure,
- frivolity,
- fruition,
- fun,
- game,
- glee,
- gleefulness,
- gratification,
- great satisfaction,
- gusto,
- hearty enjoyment,
- high glee,
- hilariousness,
- hilarity,
- intellectual pleasure,
- jocularity,
- jocundity,
- joie de vivre,
- joke,
- jolliness,
- jollity,
- joviality,
- joy,
- joyfulness,
- joyousness,
- keen pleasure,
- kicks,
- lark,
- laughter,
- levity,
- luxury,
- merriment,
- merriness,
- mirth,
- mirthfulness,
- pastime,
- physical pleasure,
- pleasure,
- quiet pleasure,
- recreation,
- relaxation,
- relish,
- satisfaction,
- self-gratification,
- self-indulgence,
- sensual pleasure,
- sensuous pleasure,
- sexual pleasure,
- sport,
- sweetness of life,
- titillation,
- voluptuousness,
- well-being,
- zest
- specialization
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- the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"
- the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo" related words >
- alteration,
- analysis,
- anatomization,
- area,
- art,
- atomization,
- bag,
- business,
- calling,
- career,
- career building,
- careerism,
- change,
- craft,
- cup of tea,
- demarcation,
- desynonymization,
- differencing,
- differentiation,
- discrimination,
- disequalization,
- disjunction,
- distinction,
- distinguishment,
- diversification,
- division,
- field,
- forte,
- game,
- handicraft,
- individualization,
- individuation,
- itemization,
- lifework,
- line,
- line of business,
- line of work,
- localization,
- long suit,
- main interest,
- manner,
- metier,
- mission,
- modification,
- mystery,
- number,
- occupation,
- particularization,
- peculiarization,
- personalization,
- pet subject,
- practice,
- profession,
- pursuit,
- racket,
- segregation,
- separation,
- severalization,
- severance,
- specialism,
- speciality,
- specialty,
- strong point,
- style,
- technicality,
- thing,
- trade,
- type,
- variation,
- vocation,
- walk,
- walk of life,
- way,
- weakness,
- work
- Loch Ness monster
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- a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland related words >
- Argus,
- Briareus,
- Cerberus,
- Charybdis,
- Cyclops,
- Echidna,
- Gorgon,
- Harpy,
- Hydra,
- Medusa,
- Minotaur,
- Pegasus,
- Python,
- Scylla,
- Sphinx,
- Talos,
- Typhon,
- alevin,
- benthon,
- benthos,
- centaur,
- cetacean,
- chimera,
- cockatrice,
- dolphin,
- dragon,
- drake,
- fingerling,
- fish,
- fry,
- game fish,
- griffin,
- grilse,
- hippocampus,
- kipper,
- man-eater,
- man-eating shark,
- marine animal,
- mermaid,
- merman,
- minnow,
- minny,
- nekton,
- nixie,
- ogre,
- ogress,
- panfish,
- plankton,
- porpoise,
- roc,
- salamander,
- salmon,
- satyr,
- sea horse,
- sea monster,
- sea pig,
- sea serpent,
- sea snake,
- shark,
- siren,
- smolt,
- sponge,
- troll,
- tropical fish,
- unicorn,
- vampire,
- werewolf,
- whale,
- windigo,
- xiphopagus,
- zombie
- owl
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- nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes related words >
- angry clouds,
- avifauna,
- baby bird,
- bird,
- bird of Jove,
- bird of Juno,
- bird of Minerva,
- bird of night,
- bird of passage,
- bird of prey,
- birdie,
- birdlife,
- birdy,
- black cat,
- black clouds,
- broken mirror,
- cage bird,
- chick,
- cygnet,
- diving bird,
- dove,
- eagle,
- eaglet,
- fish-eating bird,
- fledgling,
- flightless bird,
- fowl,
- fruit-eating bird,
- fulmar,
- game bird,
- gathering clouds,
- halcyon bird,
- insect-eating bird,
- migrant,
- migratory bird,
- nestling,
- oscine bird,
- passerine bird,
- peacock,
- peafowl,
- peahen,
- perching bird,
- pigeon,
- rainbow,
- ratite,
- raven,
- sea bird,
- seed-eating bird,
- shooting star,
- shore bird,
- songbird,
- squab,
- storm clouds,
- storm petrel,
- stormy petrel,
- swan,
- thundercloud,
- thunderhead,
- wading bird,
- warbler,
- water bird,
- waterfowl,
- wildfowl
- air warden,
- ancestral spirits,
- angel,
- attendant,
- attendant godling,
- caretaker,
- castellan,
- conservator,
- control,
- curator,
- custodian,
- daemon,
- demon,
- fairy godmother,
- familiar,
- familiar spirit,
- forest ranger,
- game warden,
- gamekeeper,
- genius,
- genius domus,
- genius loci,
- good angel,
- good genius,
- governor,
- guardian,
- guardian spirit,
- guide,
- household gods,
- invisible helper,
- janitor,
- keeper,
- lares and penates,
- lares compitales,
- lares familiaris,
- lares permarini,
- lares praestites,
- lares viales,
- lifeguard,
- lifesaver,
- manes,
- ministering angel,
- next friend,
- numen,
- penates,
- prochein ami,
- ranger,
- shepherd,
- special providence,
- steward,
- totem,
- tutelar god,
- tutelary,
- warden,
- warder
- adventure,
- ante,
- ante up,
- back,
- bet,
- bet on,
- blind bargain,
- book,
- borderline case,
- call,
- chance,
- chance it,
- chunk,
- contingency,
- cover,
- double contingency,
- fade,
- gamble,
- gamble on,
- game,
- guess,
- handbook,
- hazard,
- lay,
- lay a wager,
- lay down,
- make a bet,
- meet a bet,
- open question,
- parlay,
- pass,
- piece of guesswork,
- play,
- play against,
- plunge,
- pot,
- punt,
- put on,
- question,
- rely on fortune,
- risk,
- run a chance,
- run the risk,
- see,
- set,
- set at hazard,
- shot,
- sight-unseen transaction,
- stake,
- stand pat,
- take a chance,
- take a flier,
- take chances,
- tempt fortune,
- toss-up,
- touch and go,
- trust to chance,
- try the chance,
- undecided issue,
- venture
- maneuver
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- an action aimed at evading an opponent
- a move made to gain a tactical end
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
- a military training exercise
- act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship" related words >
- accomplished fact,
- accomplishment,
- achievement,
- act,
- act on,
- act upon,
- acta,
- action,
- ad hoc measure,
- adventure,
- amphibious operations,
- angle,
- answer,
- art,
- artful dodge,
- artifice,
- bank,
- be responsible for,
- bear a hand,
- beguile,
- blind,
- blow,
- bold,
- brew,
- cabal,
- call the signals,
- captain,
- carry on,
- carry out,
- carry through,
- chicanery,
- collude,
- combined operations,
- command,
- complot,
- concoct,
- conduct,
- connive,
- conspiracy,
- conspire,
- contrivance,
- contrive,
- control,
- convoy,
- cook up,
- countermine,
- countermove,
- counterplot,
- coup,
- courageous,
- course of action,
- crab,
- craft,
- cute trick,
- dauntless,
- deal with,
- dealings,
- deceit,
- deed,
- demarche,
- design,
- device,
- dip,
- direct,
- dispense,
- do something,
- do something about,
- dodge,
- doing,
- doings,
- drive,
- dry run,
- effort,
- endeavor,
- engineer,
- enterprise,
- execute a maneuver,
- expedient,
- exploit,
- fait accompli,
- fakement,
- fearless,
- feat,
- feather,
- feint,
- fetch,
- finagle,
- finesse,
- fishtail,
- fluid operations,
- frame,
- frame up,
- gambit,
- game,
- gerrymander,
- gest,
- get with it,
- gimmick,
- go,
- govern,
- grift,
- hand,
- handiwork,
- handle,
- hatch,
- hatch a plot,
- hatch up,
- head,
- head up,
- heave in together,
- improvisation,
- intrepid,
- intrigue,
- jig,
- job,
- jockey,
- jugglery,
- jury-rig,
- jury-rigged expedient,
- keep in formation,
- keep pointed,
- keep station,
- knavery,
- last expedient,
- last resort,
- last shift,
- lay a plot,
- lead,
- lead on,
- lift a finger,
- little game,
- logistics,
- loop,
- machinate,
- machination,
- maintain position,
- make go,
- make the rules,
- makeshift,
- manage,
- maneuvers,
- manful,
- manipulate,
- manipulation,
- mastermind,
- means,
- measure,
- military operations,
- minor operations,
- mission,
- move,
- movement,
- navigate,
- officer,
- operate,
- operation,
- operations,
- order,
- overseas operations,
- overt act,
- passage,
- perform on,
- performance,
- pilot,
- pis aller,
- plan,
- play,
- play games,
- plot,
- plow,
- ploy,
- ply,
- porpoise,
- practice,
- prescribe,
- procedure,
- proceed,
- proceed with,
- proceeding,
- production,
- pull out,
- pull strings,
- pull the strings,
- pull up,
- push down,
- quarterback,
- racket,
- red herring,
- regulate,
- res gestae,
- resort,
- resource,
- rig,
- roll,
- run,
- ruse,
- scheme,
- see to,
- shake-up,
- shift,
- sideslip,
- skid,
- skipper,
- sleight,
- solution,
- spin,
- spiral,
- staff work,
- steam in line,
- steer,
- step,
- stopgap,
- stratagem,
- strategy,
- strike a blow,
- stroke,
- stroke of policy,
- stunt,
- subterfuge,
- swing,
- tactic,
- take a hand,
- take action,
- take care of,
- take command,
- take measures,
- take steps,
- take the lead,
- temporary expedient,
- thing,
- thing done,
- tour de force,
- transaction,
- trick,
- trickery,
- trump,
- turn,
- unafraid,
- undaunted,
- undertaking,
- undulate,
- valiant,
- valorous,
- wangle,
- war game,
- war plans,
- wield,
- wile,
- wily device,
- work,
- working hypothesis,
- working proposition,
- works,
- yaw
- expedient
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- a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
- serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
- appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty" related words >
- action,
- ad hoc measure,
- advantageous,
- advisable,
- agency,
- answer,
- applicable,
- appropriate,
- apropos,
- art,
- artful dodge,
- artifice,
- auspicious,
- banausic,
- becoming,
- befitting,
- behind-the-scenes influence,
- beneficial,
- benevolent,
- blind,
- bon,
- bonny,
- braw,
- bueno,
- capital,
- chicanery,
- cogent,
- commendable,
- commodious,
- congruous,
- conspiracy,
- contrivance,
- convenient,
- correct,
- countermove,
- coup,
- course of action,
- craft,
- cute trick,
- deceit,
- decent,
- demarche,
- dernier ressort,
- design,
- desirable,
- device,
- devices,
- dodge,
- effective,
- effort,
- elegant,
- employable,
- estimable,
- excellent,
- expediency,
- expedients,
- fair,
- fakement,
- famous,
- favorable,
- feasible,
- feint,
- felicitous,
- fetch,
- fine,
- fit,
- fitten,
- fitting,
- fortunate,
- fructuous,
- functional,
- gambit,
- game,
- gimmick,
- going between,
- good,
- good for,
- goodly,
- grand,
- grift,
- happy,
- healthy,
- helpful,
- hope,
- improvisation,
- influence,
- instrument,
- instrumentality,
- intermediation,
- intrigue,
- judicious,
- jugglery,
- jury-rig,
- jury-rigged expedient,
- kind,
- knavery,
- last expedient,
- last resort,
- last shift,
- laudable,
- likely,
- little game,
- lucky,
- machination,
- machinery,
- makeshift,
- maneuver,
- maneuvering,
- maneuvers,
- manipulation,
- means,
- measure,
- mechanism,
- mediation,
- medium,
- meet,
- move,
- nice,
- noble,
- of general utility,
- of help,
- of service,
- of use,
- opportune,
- pertinent,
- pis aller,
- pleasant,
- plot,
- ploy,
- politic,
- political influence,
- possible,
- practicable,
- practical,
- pragmatic,
- pragmatical,
- profitable,
- proper,
- propitious,
- providential,
- prudent,
- racket,
- recommendable,
- recommended,
- recourse,
- red herring,
- refuge,
- regal,
- resort,
- resource,
- right,
- ripe,
- royal,
- ruse,
- scheme,
- seasonable,
- seemly,
- service,
- serviceable,
- shake-up,
- shift,
- skillful,
- sleight,
- solution,
- sortable,
- sound,
- splendid,
- step,
- stopgap,
- stratagem,
- strategy,
- stroke,
- stroke of policy,
- substitute,
- subterfuge,
- suitable,
- tactic,
- tactical,
- tactical maneuvers,
- tactics,
- temporary expedient,
- timely,
- to be desired,
- trick,
- trickery,
- trump,
- useful,
- utilitarian,
- valid,
- very good,
- virtuous,
- well-timed,
- wile,
- wily device,
- wire-pulling,
- wise,
- working hypothesis,
- working proposition,
- worthwhile
- waiting game
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- a strategy of delay related words >
- a wise passiveness,
- acceptance,
- contemplation,
- contemplative life,
- do-nothing policy,
- do-nothingism,
- do-nothingness,
- dormancy,
- endurance,
- forbearance,
- forbearing,
- forbearingness,
- fortitude,
- idleness,
- immobility,
- inaction,
- inactivity,
- indolence,
- indulgence,
- inertia,
- inertness,
- laissez-aller,
- laissez-faire,
- laissez-faireism,
- lenience,
- leniency,
- long-sufferance,
- long-suffering,
- longanimity,
- meditation,
- neutralism,
- neutrality,
- neutralness,
- noninvolvement,
- nonparticipation,
- nonresistance,
- nonviolence,
- nonviolent resistance,
- pacifism,
- paralysis,
- passive resistance,
- passive self-annihilation,
- passiveness,
- passivism,
- passivity,
- patience,
- patience of Job,
- patientness,
- perseverance,
- policy,
- procrastination,
- quiescence,
- quietism,
- self-control,
- stagnancy,
- stagnation,
- standpattism,
- stasis,
- stoicism,
- sufferance,
- sweet reasonableness,
- tolerance,
- toleration,
- vegetation,
- vita contemplativa,
- waiting it out,
- watching and waiting
- abide,
- bear up,
- beat the game,
- beat the system,
- bide,
- carry on,
- come through,
- come up fighting,
- come up smiling,
- continue,
- continue to be,
- defeat time,
- defy time,
- dwell,
- endure,
- exist,
- extend,
- go on,
- hang in,
- hang in there,
- hang on,
- hang tough,
- hold,
- hold fast,
- hold on,
- hold out,
- hold up,
- keep,
- keep on,
- last,
- last long,
- last out,
- live,
- live on,
- live through it,
- live with it,
- maintain,
- never say die,
- not give up,
- perdure,
- perennate,
- persevere,
- persist,
- prevail,
- remain,
- run,
- run on,
- stand,
- stand up,
- stay,
- stay it out,
- stay on,
- stay the distance,
- stay with it,
- stick,
- stick it,
- stick it out,
- stick out,
- stick to it,
- stick with it,
- subsist,
- survive,
- sustain,
- tarry,
- tide over,
- tough it out,
- triumph,
- wear,
- wear well,
- weather out,
- weather the storm,
- win out,
- win through
- extortion
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- the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
- unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty"
- an exorbitant charge related words >
- armed robbery,
- asportation,
- assault and robbery,
- badger game,
- banditry,
- bank robbery,
- blackmail,
- bloodsucking,
- call,
- call for,
- cattle lifting,
- cattle stealing,
- claim,
- contribution,
- demand,
- demand for,
- draft,
- drain,
- duty,
- exaction,
- exploitation,
- extortionate demand,
- heavy demand,
- heist,
- highway robbery,
- hijacking,
- holdup,
- imposition,
- impost,
- indent,
- insistent demand,
- levy,
- loan-sharking,
- mugging,
- nonnegotiable demand,
- notice,
- order,
- overassessment,
- overcharge,
- pocket picking,
- protection racket,
- purse snatching,
- rending,
- requirement,
- requisition,
- ripping,
- robbery,
- robbing,
- rush,
- rush order,
- shakedown,
- shylocking,
- stickup,
- stickup job,
- surcharge,
- tax,
- taxing,
- tearing,
- tribute,
- ultimatum,
- usury,
- vampirism,
- warning,
- wrench,
- wrenching,
- wrest,
- wresting,
- wring,
- wringing
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