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71back|stairs — back stairs, 1. airs in the back part of a house, used especially for deliveries or by servants. 2. Figurative. a private, secret, or underhanded method or course. back|stairs «BAK STAYRZ», adjective. 1. secret and underhanded: »... backstairs… …
72schem´er — scheme «skeem», noun, verb, schemed, schem|ing. –n. 1. a program of action; plan: »He has a scheme for extracting salt from seawater. It forms no part of our scheme to tell what became of the remainder (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): design, project …
73un´der|hand´ed|ness — un|der|hand|ed «UHN duhr HAN dihd», adjective. 1. underhand; secret; sly: »an underhanded trick. SYNONYM(S): deceitful. 2. not having enough workers or helpers; short handed: »an underhanded ship …
74un´der|hand´ed|ly — un|der|hand|ed «UHN duhr HAN dihd», adjective. 1. underhand; secret; sly: »an underhanded trick. SYNONYM(S): deceitful. 2. not having enough workers or helpers; short handed: »an underhanded ship …
75un|der|hand|ed — «UHN duhr HAN dihd», adjective. 1. underhand; secret; sly: »an underhanded trick. SYNONYM(S): deceitful. 2. not having enough workers or helpers; short handed: »an underhanded ship …
76UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
77Manipulator — Ma*nip u*la tor, n. One who manipulates, sometimes in an underhanded or fraudulent manner; as, a stock market manipulator. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
78bamboozle — transitive verb ( boozled; bamboozling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1703 1. to deceive by underhanded methods ; dupe, hoodwink 2. to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or …
79dirty pool — noun Date: 1918 underhanded or unsportsmanlike conduct …
80dirty tricks — noun plural Date: 1963 underhanded stratagems for obtaining secret information about or sabotaging an enemy or for discrediting an opponent (as in politics) • dirty trickster noun …
