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1. Definition: 1. the creation of beautiful or significant things;

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1. Definition: 1. have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"

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1. Definition: 1. a large number of people united for some specific purpose

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1. Definition: 1. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"

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1. Definition: 1. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"

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1. Definition: 1. plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

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1. Definition: 1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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1. Definition: 1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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1. Definition: 1. a maneuver in a game or conversation

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1. Definition: 1. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

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1. Definition: 1. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"

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1. Definition: 1. deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"

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1. Definition: 1. in heraldry, a sketch of a coat of arms in outline.

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1. Definition: 1. change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

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1. Definition: 1. test or examine for the presence of disease or infection; "screen the blood for the HIV virus"

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1. Definition: 1. a light touch with the hands

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1. Definition: 1. act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

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1. Definition: 1. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

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1. Definition: 1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

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1. Definition: 1. a plan for attaining a particular goal

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1. Definition: 1. a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

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1. Definition: 1. a shelter from danger or hardship

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1. Definition: 1. the act of deceiving

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1. Definition: 1. something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

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1. Definition: 1. cover with varnish

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1. Definition: 1. a plan for attaining a particular goal

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1. Definition: 1. formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

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1. Definition: 1. adroitness in using the hands

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1. Definition: 1. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"

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1. Definition: 1. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"

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1. Definition: 1. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"

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1. Definition: 1. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

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1. Definition: 1. the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours"

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1. Definition: 1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

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1. Definition: 1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

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1. Definition: 1. an action aimed at evading an opponent

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1. Definition: 1. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

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1. Definition: 1. a false or unsupportable quality

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1. Definition: 1. a strong declaration of protest

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