#means.effectuation__mean__agency__way how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
supertype: effectuation__implementation the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something)
subtype: dint interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by dint of'
subtype: escape.means a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
subtype: road a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame"
subtype: royal_road__royalroad an auspicious way or means to achieve something: "the royal road to success"
subtype: stepping_stone any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"
subtype: expedient a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one
subtype: makeshift__stopgap something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
subtype: crutch anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
subtype: improvisation__temporary_expedient__temporaryexpedient an unplanned expedient
subtype: pis_aller__pisaller__last_resort French for `worst going'
subtype: desperate_measure__desperatemeasure desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to resort to desperate measures"
subtype: open_sesame any very successful means of achieving a result
subtype: salvation a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation"
subtype: tooth.means a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"
subtype: voice.means a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"
subtype: wings__wing a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"
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