Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) decision, determination, conclusion (a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration) "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"
S: (n) conclusion (an intuitive assumption) "jump to a conclusion"
S: (n) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close (the temporal end; the concluding time) "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
S: (n) ending, conclusion, finish (event whose occurrence ends something) "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
S: (n) conclusion, ratiocination (the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism))
S: (n) termination, ending, conclusion (the act of ending something) "the termination of the agreement"
S: (n) conclusion (a final settlement) "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty"
S: (n) conclusion, end, close, closing, ending (the last section of a communication) "in conclusion I want to say..."
S: (n) decision, determination, conclusion (the act of making up your mind about something) "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
S: (n) ordination, ordinance (the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders) "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination"
S: (n) laying on of hands (laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination)
S: (n) recognition (designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body) "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman"
S: (n) call ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee) "he was ejected for protesting the call"
S: (n) move (the act of deciding to do something) "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
S: (n) demarche (a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs)
S: (n) parking (the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily)
S: (n) device, gimmick, twist (any clever maneuver) "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
S: (n) mnemonic (a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall)
S: (n) trick, fast one (a cunning or deceitful action or device) "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
S: (n) shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick ((Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating) "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
S: (n) feint (any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack))
S: (n) juke, fake ((football) a deceptive move made by a football player)
S: (n) footwork (skillful maneuvering or dealing) "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies"
S: (n) measure, step (any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal) "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
S: (n) golden parachute (giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover)
S: (n) greenmail ((corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business)
S: (n) pac-man strategy (the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer)
S: (n) poison pill (the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer)
S: (n) suicide pill (a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect)
S: (n) safe harbor (the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive) "the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor"
S: (n) precaution, safeguard, guard (a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.) "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"
S: (n) backstop (a precaution in case of an emergency) "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
S: (n) security, security measures (measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.) "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising"