cunning+contrivance
31The fine arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …
32The industrial arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …
33The liberal arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …
34The mechanical arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …
35The useful arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …
36art — Synonyms and related words: American, Art Nouveau, Ashcan school, Barbizon, Bauhaus, Bolognese, British, Cobra, Dadaism, Dutch, Fauvism, Flemish, Fontainebleau, French, Gothicism, Italian, Italian hand, Mannerist, Milanese, Modenese, Momentum,… …
37finesse — Synonyms and related words: Italian hand, ability, acquired taste, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, angle, appreciation, appreciation of differences, appreciation of excellence, appreciativeness, art, artfulness, artifice,… …
38finagle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wangle; maneuver. See cunning, deception. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [fuh NA gul] arrange, maneuver or manipulate to get something. Joe tried to finagle his way into the game… …
39plan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Formulated scheme for getting something done Nouns 1. plan, scheme, design, project, undertaking; aim, intention; proposal, proposition, suggestion; resolution, resolve, motion; precaution, provision,… …
40ruse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trick, stratagem, artifice, wile, subterfuge. See cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. artifice, stratagem, ploy, deceit; see device 2 , trick 1 . See Synonym Study at trick . III (Roget s 3… …
