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False pretenses — For the films, see False Pretenses (film). Criminal law … Wikipedia
false — adj 1: not genuine, authentic, or legitimate compare counterfeit 2 a: not true or correct; esp: intentionally or knowingly untrue or incorrect injured by false accusations b: intended to mislead or deceive: decept … Law dictionary
false pretense — noun representation of untrue facts <!This is DAMN long. Is it a quote or something?I hear you want to go back to middle school because you say your life is too tough where you are now. Even if you could somehow manage to give yourself make up … Wiktionary
pretenses — n. feigning, pretending; impersonation; false show, false appearance; claim, assertion v. pretend, feign; impersonate; put on a false show, create a false appearance; claim wrongly, make a false assertion … English contemporary dictionary
To make one's hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It — Developer(s) Infocom Publisher(s) I … Wikipedia
palter — I verb act, act insincerely, be deceitful, be deceptive, be dishonest, be evasive, be false, be fraudulent, be hypocritical, be inconstant, be insincere, be mendacious, be perfidious, be uncandid, be untruthful, bear false witness, beguile,… … Law dictionary
masquerade — Synonyms and related words: Kaffeeklatsch, accouter, act, act a part, act as, act out, acting, affectation, ape, aping, appearance, attitudinize, attitudinizing, bal, bal costume, bal masque, ball, ballet skirt, barn dance, be incognito, blowout … Moby Thesaurus
Sham — Sham, v. i. To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose. [1913 Webster] Wondering . . . whether those who lectured him were such fools as they professed to be, or were only shamming. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impersonate — Synonyms and related words: act, act a part, act as, act out, adumbrate, ape, body forth, copy, copycat, create a role, demonstrate, depict, discourse, do, embody, enact, exemplify, figure, foreshadow, hit off, hit off on, illustrate, image,… … Moby Thesaurus
