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adj
- Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
- Polite and respectful rather than rude.
- Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
- Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
- Docile and easily managed.
- having or showing a kindly or tender nature
- easily handled or managed
- having little impact
- quiet and soothing
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- marked by moderate steepness
noun
verb
adj
- Kind; gentle; mild.
- (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable
- (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.
- (in combination) Not harmful to the environment.
- kindness of disposition or manner
- not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
- pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
adv
adj
- Without any hostility.
- Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
- Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
- (number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.
- Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.
- Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.
- (in compounds) Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun).
- (usually military) Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports.
- inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
- characteristic of or befitting a friend
- of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
- easy to understand or use
noun
adj
- (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.
- (law) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
- (not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- Secular.
- of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
- of or in a condition of social order
- not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
- of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
- applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
adj
noun
adj
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
noun
adv
adj
noun
noun
- A pleasant disposition; kindness.
- (informal) A term of address for one's sweetheart.
- The condition of being sweet (all senses).
- The quality of giving pleasure to the mind or senses, pleasantness, agreeableness.
- the quality of giving pleasure
- a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
- the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
- the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
verb
noun
- the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
- (countable) Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
- (countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
- (countable, singular or plural, music) A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
adj
- Gentle and not easily angered.
- (of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict.
- (of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
- (of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
- Not overly felt or seriously intended.
- (of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
- (of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
- mild and pleasant
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
noun
noun
- Good, polite behaviour.
- Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
- Sort; kind; style.
- Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.
- The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
- One's customary method of acting; habit.
- Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing.
- (in combination, rare) Something involving or requiring the specified number of men or people.
- A certain degree or measure.
- how something is done or how it happens
- a way of acting or behaving
- a kind
verb
adj
- Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.
- Of an aroma or taste, or a beverage (such as coffee or wine) or food (such as gravy, meat, or sauce): having layers of concentrated, velvety flavour; lush, rich.
- Of soil: soft and sticky.
- Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.
- Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.
- (of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
adj
noun
- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
- Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
- A pleasant-tasting medicine.
- A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
- A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
prep_phrase
adj
noun
- a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
- (US) An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.
- A couch with a curved S-shaped back.
- (historical) A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.
- A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.
- A sociable person.
adj
- (now less common and often offensive) Honourable, fair, decent, kind; generous.
- Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
- (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- Characterised by the presence of snow.
- Relatively light or pale in colour.
- Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
- (typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
- (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
- (of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
- (sometimes capitalized) By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- (of an animal) Affected by leucism.
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- glowing white with heat
- being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
- benevolent; without malicious intent
- restricted to whites only
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of coffee) having cream or milk added
- marked by the presence of snow
- (of hair) having lost its color
- of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
- of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
- anemic looking from illness or emotion
- free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
noun
- (countable and uncountable) White wine.
- (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
- (board games, chess) The person playing with the white set of pieces.
- The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
- The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of white bread
- A white pigment.
- A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- (countable and uncountable) White coffee
- (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
- (slang, US, UK) Cocaine.
- A white bean.
- (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
- (board games) the lighter pieces
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
verb
adj
adv
adj
noun
- (countable) One who bluffs; a bluffer.
- (poker, countable or uncountable) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
- (countable or uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
- (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
- A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
- a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
verb
- (by analogy) To frighten, deter, or deceive with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate or gain some advantage.
- (Manglish, Singlish) To give false information intentionally, to lie (to someone), to deceive; to put on an act.
- To fluff, puff or swell up.
- (poker) To make a bluff; to give the impression that one’s hand is stronger than it is.
- To perform or achieve by bluffing.
- deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
- frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
verb
adj
noun
- A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
- A work of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.
- A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
- a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
noun
- A pleasant disposition; kindness.
- (informal) A term of address for one's sweetheart.
- The condition of being sweet (all senses).
- The quality of giving pleasure to the mind or senses, pleasantness, agreeableness.
- the quality of giving pleasure
- a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
- the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
- the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
noun
- Good, polite behaviour.
- Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
- Sort; kind; style.
- Standards of conduct cultured and product of mind.
- The style of writing or thought of an author; the characteristic peculiarity of an artist.
- One's customary method of acting; habit.
- Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing.
- (in combination, rare) Something involving or requiring the specified number of men or people.
- A certain degree or measure.
- how something is done or how it happens
- a way of acting or behaving
- a kind
verb
verb
noun
- the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
- (countable) Any of the bones in the lower or upper jaw.
- (countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible.
- (countable, singular or plural, music) A shaken musical instrument (an idiophone) made from the jawbone of an animal and shaken such that the teeth vibrate in their sockets to produce sound.
verb
adj
noun
- A padded or knit covering put on an item to keep it warm, especially a teapot or egg.
- A work of crime fiction in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community.
- A padded or knit covering for any item (often an electronic device such as a laptop computer).
- a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
adv
adj
- Without any hostility.
- Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
- Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
- (number theory) Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.
- Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.
- Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.
- (in compounds) Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun).
- (usually military) Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports.
- inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
- characteristic of or befitting a friend
- of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
- easy to understand or use
noun
adj
- Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
- Polite and respectful rather than rude.
- Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
- Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
- Docile and easily managed.
- having or showing a kindly or tender nature
- easily handled or managed
- having little impact
- quiet and soothing
- belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- marked by moderate steepness
noun
verb
adj
- Kind; gentle; mild.
- (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable
- (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.
- (in combination) Not harmful to the environment.
- kindness of disposition or manner
- not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
- pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
adj
- (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.
- (law) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
- (not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- Secular.
- of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
- of or in a condition of social order
- not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
- of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
- applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
adj
noun
adj
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
noun
adv
adj
noun
adj
- Gentle and not easily angered.
- (of a rule or punishment) Of only moderate severity; not strict.
- (of an illness or pain) Not serious or dangerous.
- (of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
- Not overly felt or seriously intended.
- (of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.
- (of a medicine or cosmetic) Acting gently and without causing harm.
- mild and pleasant
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
- moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
noun
adj
- Profusely polite, especially in an insincere and unpleasant manner.
- Of an aroma or taste, or a beverage (such as coffee or wine) or food (such as gravy, meat, or sauce): having layers of concentrated, velvety flavour; lush, rich.
- Of soil: soft and sticky.
- Complacent, self-satisfied, smug.
- Having fat or oil present; fatty, greasy, oily.
- (of a liquid, semisolid, or other substance) Having the nature or properties of an unguent or ointment; greasy, oily.
- unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
adj
noun
- strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
- Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
- A pleasant-tasting medicine.
- A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) An individual serving of such a diluted drink.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A concentrated non-carbonated soft drink which is diluted with water before drinking.
- A candy (or bonbon) usually made of milk chocolate, filled with small fruits (often maraschino cherries) and syrup or fondant.
adj
noun
- a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
- (US) An informal party or church meeting for purposes of socializing.
- A couch with a curved S-shaped back.
- (historical) A four-wheeled open carriage with seats facing each other.
- A bicycle or tricycle for two persons side by side.
- A sociable person.
adj
- (now less common and often offensive) Honourable, fair, decent, kind; generous.
- Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
- (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- Characterised by the presence of snow.
- Relatively light or pale in colour.
- Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
- (typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
- (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
- (of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
- (sometimes capitalized) By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- (of an animal) Affected by leucism.
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- glowing white with heat
- being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
- benevolent; without malicious intent
- restricted to whites only
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of coffee) having cream or milk added
- marked by the presence of snow
- (of hair) having lost its color
- of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
- of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
- anemic looking from illness or emotion
- free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
noun
- (countable and uncountable) White wine.
- (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
- (board games, chess) The person playing with the white set of pieces.
- The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
- The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of white bread
- A white pigment.
- A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- (countable and uncountable) White coffee
- (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
- (slang, US, UK) Cocaine.
- A white bean.
- (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
- (board games) the lighter pieces
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
verb
adj
adv
adj
noun
- (countable) One who bluffs; a bluffer.
- (poker, countable or uncountable) An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
- (countable or uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.
- (Canadian Prairies) A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
- A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
- a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
- pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
verb
- (by analogy) To frighten, deter, or deceive with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate or gain some advantage.
- (Manglish, Singlish) To give false information intentionally, to lie (to someone), to deceive; to put on an act.
- To fluff, puff or swell up.
- (poker) To make a bluff; to give the impression that one’s hand is stronger than it is.
- To perform or achieve by bluffing.
- deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
- frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is