manipulation

manipulation is a 12-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 22 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art.
2. noun. The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.
3. noun. Artful management; as, the manipulation of political bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.
4. noun. the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

   Synonyms: handling

5. noun. exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

   "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

   Synonyms: use

Synonyms

handling, use

Common word forms

manipulations, manipulational

Words from these letters

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