English dictionary

stratagem

/'str/&/t/@//dZ//@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a maneuver in a game or conversation

noun.act

Synonyms gambit ploy

Source: WordNet 3.0
an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

noun.cognition

Synonyms contrivance dodge

Source: WordNet 3.0
An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination.

noun

Source: webster1913