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lobe.
manoeuvre n. 1 move, stratagem, tactic, trick, gambit, ploy, subterfuge,
ruse, dodge, artifice, device, wile, d‚marche; strategy, plan,
plot, scheme, intrigue, machination: That manoeuvre will never
work on a clever woman. 2 exercise, operation, drill, war-game,
operation, kriegspiel, training: We were out on manoeuvres for
a week.
--v. 3 manipulate, contrive, plot, scheme, machinate, intrigue,
trick, devise, engineer, finesse, manage, Colloq finagle,
wangle: His manoeuvred his way out of going on that mission. 4
manipulate, operate, run, drive, guide, navigate, jockey: She
manoeuvred the car into a surprisingly tiny space.
mantle n. 1 cloak, cape, wrap, shawl, pelisse, pelerine: Over his
armour he wore a mantle embroidered with his bearing. 2
covering, cover, sheet, veil, blanket, screen, cloak, shroud,
pall, canopy, curtain: A mantle of snow lay on the ground.
--v. 3 cover, clothe, envelop, surround, encircle, shroud,
veil, screen, obscure, cloak, conceal, hide, mask, wrap,
disguise: The mountains were brilliantly mantled and capped
with snow.
manual n. handbook, vade-mecum, enchiridion; directions, instructions,
guide: Follow the manual carefully to avoid mistakes.
manufacture
v. 1 make, (mass-)produce, construct, build, assemble,
fabricate, put together, turn out, create, originate: The
company manufactures windscreen wipers. 2 concoct, create,
contrive, invent, make up, fabricate, think up, US and Canadian
create out of or from whole cloth, Colloq cook up: She
manufactured that tale about being an orphan.
--n. 3 making, (mass) production, construction, building,
assembly, fabrication, turning or putting out, putting together,
creation, origination: The manufacture of durable goods
increased .02% in the last quarter.
manufacturer
n. maker, producer, industrialist, fabricator: Manufacturers