bold stroke
noun
Roget 861:
courage,
bravery,
valor;
resoluteness,
boldness
etc.
adj.;
spirit,
daring,
gallantry,
intrepidity;
contempt of danger,
defiance of danger;
derring-do;
audacity;
rashness
etc.
863;
dash;
defiance
etc.
715;
confidence,
self-reliance.
manliness,
manhood;
nerve,
pluck,
mettle,
game;
heart,
heart of grace;
spunk,
guts,
face,
virtue,
hardihood,
fortitude,
intestinal fortitude;
firmness
etc.
(stability)
150;
heart of oak;
bottom,
backbone,
spine
etc.
(perseverance)
604.1.
resolution
etc.
(determination)
604;
bulldog courage.
prowess,
heroism,
chivalry.
exploit,
feat,
achievement;
heroic deed,
heroic act;
bold stroke.
man,
man of mettle;
hero,
demigod,
Amazon,
Hector;
lion,
tiger,
panther,
bulldog;
gamecock,
fighting-cock;
bully,
fire eater
etc.
863.
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Roget 626:
plan,
scheme,
design,
project;
proposal,
proposition,
suggestion;
resolution,
motion;
precaution
etc.
(provision)
673;
deep-laid plan
etc.
(premeditated)
611;
system
etc.
(order)
58;
organization
etc.
(arrangement)
60;
germ
etc.
(cause)
153.
sketch,
skeleton,
outline,
draught,
draft,
ebauche [Fr.],
brouillon [Fr.];
rough cast,
rough draft,
draught copy;
copy;
proof,
revise.
drawing,
scheme,
schematic,
graphic,
chart,
flow chart
(representation)
554.
forecast,
program,
programme,
prospectus;
carte du pays [Fr.];
card;
bill,
protocol;
order of the day,
list of agenda;
bill of fare
etc.
(food)
298;
base of operations;
platform,
plank,
slate [U.S.],
ticket [U.S.].
role;
policy
etc.
(line of conduct)
692.
contrivance,
invention,
expedient,
receipt,
nostrum,
artifice,
device;
pipelaying [U.S.];
stratagem
etc.
(cunning)
702;
trick
etc.
(deception)
545;
alternative,
loophole;
shift
etc.
(substitute)
147;
last shift
etc.
(necessity)
601.
measure,
step;
stroke,
stroke of policy;
master stroke;
trump card,
court card;
cheval de bataille [Fr.],
great gun;
coup,
coup d'etat [Fr.];
clever stroke,
bold stroke,
good move,
good hit,
good stroke;
bright thought,
bright idea.
intrigue,
cabal,
plot,
conspiracy,
complot†,
machination;
subplot,
underplot†,
counterplot.
schemer,
schemist†,
schematist†;
strategist,
machinator;
projector,
artist,
promoter,
designer
etc.
v.;
conspirator;
intrigant
etc.
(cunning)
702†.
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