Devise
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CON
In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"

RIG
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

LAY
Impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"

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WORK
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

MAKE
The act of mixing cards haphazardly

WILL
The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith

GIVE
Cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold"

MOLD
Container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

GAIN
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

SCAM
A fraudulent business scheme

PLOT
A secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"

MINT
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"

FORM
A printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"

COIN
Make up; "coin phrases or words"

CAST
A violent throw

PLAN
Scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"

VAMP
Piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe

BREW
Sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"

COOK
Someone who cooks food

FIND
Come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

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FEIGN
Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

DREAM
A state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream"

ADLIB
Without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"

SWING
Make a big sweeping gesture or movement

PLANT
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

FRAME
One of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

LEAVE
The act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

SOLVE
Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"

SPARK
A momentary flash of light

THINK
An instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think"

SETUP
Get ready for a particular purpose or event; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery"

CHART
Make a chart of; "chart the territory"

DRAFT
The act of moving a load by drawing or pulling

ANGLE
A biased way of looking at or presenting something

SHAPE
The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

CRAFT
The skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

CAUSE
Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

HATCH
Draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper; "hatch the sheet"

FORGE
Furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping

GETUP
Develop; "we worked up an as of an appetite"

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CREATE
Bring into existence; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"

DRAWUP
Make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

INVENT
Make up something artificial or untrue

SCHEME
A schematic or preliminary plan

COOKUP
Prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange mixture"

WHIPUP
Prepare or cook quickly or hastily

EVOLVE
Work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

DESIGN
The act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"

ESTATE
A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

DIRECT
Put an address on (an envelope)

EXPAND
Grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"

SELECT
Pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

DOCTOR
Children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor"

NOODLE
A ribbonlike strip of pasta

GOVERN
Exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

WANGLE
An instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

FAKEIT

JOCKEY
Someone employed to ride horses in horse races

GETOFF
Cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case; "The lawyer got him off, even though there was no doubt in everybody's mind that he killed his wife"

DRUMUP
Gather; "drum up support"

MAKEUP
Make up something artificial or untrue

EFFECT
An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"

MANAGE
Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

INTEND
Denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

LEGACY
(law) a gift of personal property by will

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DREAMUP
Devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

PRETEND
The enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"

PUTOVER
Communicate successfully; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well"

ARRANGE
Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

IMAGINE
Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"

FALSIFY
Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

FINAGLE
Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

CONTROL
The activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

THINKUP
Devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

BEQUEST
(law) a gift of personal property by will

UPSTAGE
Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience

TRUMPUP
Invent; "trump up charges"

OPERATE
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

PROJECT
Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

DOPEOUT

PRODUCE
Fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

WORKOUT
Do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"

FASHION
Consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode

CONNIVE
Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

CONCOCT
Devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

PREPARE
Lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139"

CODICIL
A supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

DEVELOP
Change the use of and make available or usable; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up"

COMPOSE
Make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

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CONCEIVE
Have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

ORGANISE
Bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

ORGANIZE
Bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"

CONTRIVE
Put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

ENGINEER
The operator of a railway locomotive

COGITATE
Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

DISCOVER
Identify as in botany or biology, for example

BEQUEATH
Leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

MEDITATE
Reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

GENERATE
Make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

THINKOUT
Consider carefully and rationally; "Every detail has been thought out"