Expedient
Expedient noun - A temporary replacement.
How and expedient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "How" instead a noun "Expedient".
Nearby Words: expediency, expedience
How
How noun - The means or procedure for doing something.
Usage example: the environmental activist eagerly launched into an explanation of the hows and whys of developing renewable energy sources
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