| Main Entry: | ace in the hole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hidden advantage |
Synonyms: |
ace up one's sleeve, card up one's sleeve, card up one's sleeve, decisive argument, decisive resource, reserve, secret advantage, secret weapon, sure advantage, trump card |
| Main Entry: | asset(s) |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | property or money possessed |
Synonyms: |
ace in the hole, ace up sleeve, backing, bankroll, budget, capital, credit, equity, estate, funds, goods, holdings, kitty, mattress, means, nest egg, nut*, possessions, rainy day, reserve(s), resources, riches, sock, something put aside, something put away, stake, stash, stuff, valuables, wealth |
Antonyms: |
liability |
| Main Entry: | means |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wealth, resources |
Synonyms: |
ace in the hole, affluence, assets, backing, bankroll, budget, bundle, capital, dough, estate, finances, fortune, funds, holdings, income, intangibles, kitty, money, nest egg, nut*, pocket, possessions, property, purse, rainy day, reserves, revenue, riches, savings, securities, sock, stake, stuff, substance, ways and means, wherewithal |
Antonyms: |
paucity, poorness, shame |
| Main Entry: | reserve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supply |
Synonyms: |
ace in hole, assets, backlog, cache, capital, drop, emergency fund, fund, hoard, insurance, inventory, nest egg, plant, provisions, rainy day fund, reservoir, resources, savings, stash, stock, stockpile, store, wealth |
Antonyms: |
emptiness, nothing |
| Main Entry: | resources |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | money, possessions, natural resources |
Synonyms: |
ace in hole, assets, backing, bankroll, basics, belongings, budget, capital, collateral, effects, funds, holdings, income, kitty, material goods, means, nest egg, nut*, property, reserves, revenue, riches, savings, sock, stuff, supplies, the goods, ways and means, wealth, wherewithal |
Antonyms: |
debt |
| Main Entry: | savings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | provision for future |
Synonyms: |
accumulation, ace in hole, cache, fund, funds, gleanings, harvest, hoard, investment, kitty, mattress full, means, money in the bank, nest egg, property, provision, provisions, rainy day fund, reserve, reserves, resources, riches, sock, stake, stockpile, store |
Antonyms: |
loss |
| Main Entry: | last resort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | desperate remedy |
Synonyms: |
ace in the hole, card up one's sleeve, dernier ressort, last expedient, last hope, last resource, pis aller, recourse, resort, trump card |
| Main Entry: | trump card |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | key advantage |
Synonyms: |
ace in the hole, ace up one's sleeve, card up one's sleeve, key resource, leg up, secret weapon, trump, upper hand, whip hand |
| Main Entry: | trump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advantage |
Synonyms: |
ace in the hole, aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break*, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, expediency, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leg-up, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, pre-eminence, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, trump card, upper hand, utility, wealth |
| Concept: | Means. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; actual subservience |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
means, resources, wherewithal, ways and means; capital (money); revenue; stock in trade; provision; a shot in the locker; appliances (machinery); means and appliances; conveniences; cards to play; expedients (measures); two strings to one's bow; sheet anchor (safety); aid; medium..
-verbs
find means, have means, possess means
-adjectives
-adverbs
by means of, with; by what means, by all means, by any means, by some means; wherewith, herewith, therewith; wherewithal., how (in what manner); through (by the instrumentality of); with the aid of, by the aid of (assistance) [more]; by the agency of.
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