machination
21Machination — Rænker, hemmelige anslag …
22machination — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scheme, plot, ruse, maneuver; see intrigue 1 , plot 1 , trick 1 . See Synonym Study at plot . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [mak uh NAY shun] a plot or scheme, especially of devious intent. He won the… …
23Machination — Ma|chi|na|ti|on 〈 [ xi ] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en; geh.〉 Machenschaft(en), Ränke, heimtück. Anschlag [Etym.: <lat. machinatio »mechanisches Getriebe, Mechanismus, Kunstgriff, List«; zu machina »künstliche Vorrichtung, Maschine«] …
24Machination — Ma|chi|na|ti|on [...x...] die; , en <aus lat. machinatio »List, Kunstgriff« zu machinari, vgl. ↑machinieren>: 1. (veraltet) listiger Anschlag, Kniff. 2. (nur Plur.) Ränke, Machenschaften, Winkelzüge …
25machination — mach·i·na·tion || mækɪ neɪʃn n. act of plotting or scheming; scheme, plot, conspiracy …
26machination — n. Plot, complot, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, stratagem, trick, design, contrivance, artifice, scheme …
27machination — n 1.Usu. machinations schemes, plots, intrigues, conspiracies, complots; dirty tricks, Inf. hanky panky, Sl. monkey business, Inf. shenanigans; designs, plans, expedients, contrivances, artifices, devices, ruses, tricks, wiles; stratagems,… …
28machination — mach·i·na·tion …
29machination — mach•i•na•tion [[t]ˌmæk əˈneɪ ʃən, ˈmæʃ ə [/t]] n. Usu., machinations. a crafty scheme or maneuver; an intrigue …
30machination — /mæʃəˈneɪʃən/ (say mashuh nayshuhn), /mækəˈneɪʃən/ (say makuh nayshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of machinating. 2. (usually plural) a crafty scheme; evil design; plot: *Nor can there be any new international order unless the world is freed… …
