Dictionary Entry
manoeuvre
manoeuvre is a 9-letter English word with 14 senses as noun, transitive verb, noun & verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 14 senses
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- 1noun
Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
- 2noun
Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.
- 3noun
To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.
- 4noun
To manage with address or art; to scheme.
- 5transitive verb
To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
- 6noun & verb
See Maneuver.
- 7noun
an action aimed at evading an opponent
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- 8noun
a move made to gain a tactical end
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- 9noun
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
"he made a great maneuver"
"the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
- 10noun
a military training exercise
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- 11noun
a plan for attaining a particular goal
- 12verb
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- 13verb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- 14verb
act in order to achieve a certain goal
"He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"
"She maneuvered herself into the directorship"
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