Cheat and Invention

Cheat

Cheat noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

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Invention and cheat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Cheat".

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

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Cheat and invention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead a noun "Invention".

human	human cheat	human invention
special	special cheat	special invention
right	right cheat	right invention
original	original cheat	original invention
Other adjectives: fair, actual, great, supposed, significant, last, visual.

The main character of The Invention of Lying, being literally the only person in the world capable of telling a lie, uses this to cheat at roulette in a casino.

Source: Look Behind You / Film
A salarian named Schells asks Shepard to help him perfect his invention that will enable him to cheat at Quasar (he claims he isn't actually going to use it himself: he's going to sell it to others... for some reason, he thinks this makes it legal).

Source: Cut Lex Luthor a Check

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