sandbag
blow someone's cover
lead by the nose
pull the wool over someone's eyes
hoodwink
snow
bamboozle
play false
look off
attack
call
bad faith
bluffing
bluff
misdirect
fraud in fact
equivocal
hide one's light under a bushel
positive fraud
outflank
lightning rod
cover one's tracks
denial
pretext
rationalization
come for
fiddle with
stand in the gap
mispromote
assignment
naming
coax
designation
appointment
dissimulate
fake
have nothing on someone
above oneself
antirealism
astray
misleading
misfigure
jealousy
sell oneself short
seduction
stalking horse
false light
by-motive
see through
set up
bewray
self-assertive
weather a point
brinkmanship
punch someone's ticket
put words in someone's mouth
discredit
up someone's alley
convert
misken
reason
high ground
in
front
misdirection
command
disguise
underpoint
play to
back and fill
window dressing
bully pulpit
dirty tricks
camouflage
play fast and loose
show who's boss
depersonalize
false flag
call someone's number
pose
draw
low profile
nigger in the woodpile
rig
take one's place
pass the buck
Nixon in China
play-act
spot
measure swords with someone
motivated
live a lie
white knight
incognito
accountability
dissimulation
equivocal
misleading
self-assertive
in
motivated
astray
attack
bad faith
bluffing
fraud in fact
positive fraud
lightning rod
denial
rationalization
assignment
naming
designation
appointment
fake
antirealism
jealousy
seduction
stalking horse
false light
by-motive
brinkmanship
reason
high ground
bluff
misdirection
disguise
window dressing
bully pulpit
dirty tricks
camouflage
front
low profile
nigger in the woodpile
spot
incognito
accountability
dissimulation
sandbag
blow someone's cover
lead by the nose
pull the wool over someone's eyes
hoodwink
snow
bamboozle
play false
look off
call
bluff
misdirect
hide one's light under a bushel
outflank
cover one's tracks
pretext
come for
fiddle with
stand in the gap
mispromote
coax
dissimulate
have nothing on someone
misfigure
see through
set up
bewray
weather a point
punch someone's ticket
put words in someone's mouth
discredit
convert
misken
front
command
underpoint
play to
back and fill
play fast and loose
show who's boss
depersonalize
false flag
call someone's number
pose
draw
rig
take one's place
pass the buck
play-act
measure swords with someone
live a lie
white knight
verb
- To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.
- To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
- To construct a barrier of sandbags around.
- To pretend to drink early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
- To deceive someone by pretending to be weak, or (card games) by pretending to have a weak hand.
noun
noun
- An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
- Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
- The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
- The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
- A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
- The beginning of active operations on anything.
- The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
- An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
- An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
- The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
- An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
verb
- To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
- To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
- To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
- To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
- (Of a chemical species) To approach a chemical species or bond in order to form a bond with it.
- To apply violent force to someone or something.
- To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
- To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
- To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
- To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
verb
- To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- To require, demand.
- To scold.
- To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- To request, summon, or beckon.
- To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- To predict.
- To contact by telephone.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- To name or refer to.
- To cry or shout.
- To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- To stop at a station or port.
- To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- To declare in advance.
- To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- To demand repayment of a loan.
- To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
noun
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- A cry or shout.
- A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
- A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- Need; necessity.
- The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A decision or judgement.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- The act of calling to the other batsman.
noun
- The misrepresentation of one's own true motive.
- The existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will.
- A malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit. This has an effect on the ability to maintain causes of action and obtain legal remedies.
- Intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold).
verb
- To frighten or deter with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate and gain some advantage.
- To make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.
- To give false information intentionally; to lie; to deceive
- To take advantage by bluffing.
- To fluff, puff or swell up.
noun
- An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
- An attempt to represent oneself as holding a stronger hand than one actually does.
- A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.
- One who bluffs; a bluffer.
- A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
adj
noun
- A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.
- A disownment or disavowal
- An assertion of untruth.
- Refusal to believe that a problem exists.
- Refusal to admit responsibility for wrongdoing.
- A refusal or failure to provide or grant something that is requested or desired.
- Negationism, denialism of historical facts or accepted interpretation.
- The negation in logic.
noun
- The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
- The process or result of rationalizing.
- The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
- A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.
- A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
noun
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
noun
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
- a meeting arranged in advance
- (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
- a person who is appointed to a job or position
- the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
- (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment
noun
- A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
- Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
- One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
adj
verb
- To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
- To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
- To improvise, in jazz.
- To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of eight form, to prevent twisting when running out.
noun
- A person, thing, or expedient used in a deceptive manner, to achieve some hidden purpose.
- A candidate put forward to serve a hidden, ulterior purpose in a political campaign, such as testing the field for another potential candidate by gauging voter sentiment or covertly helping another candidate by attracting voters away from a third candidate.
noun
verb
- To recognize someone's true motives or character.
- To provide support or cooperation to (a person) throughout a period of time; to support someone through a difficult time.
- To constitute ample supply for one for.
- To not be deceived by something that is false or misleading; to understand the hidden truth about someone or something.
- To do something until it is finished; to continue working on (something) until it is finished.
- To perceive visually through something transparent.
verb
- To deceive an opponent and capitalize on their reactions with a certain technique or maneuver.
- To trick someone in order to make them do something.
- To cause to happen.
- To level to rise in one part of a body of water, especially a shallow one, because of a storm surge caused by persistent wind.
- To profess openly; to make pretensions.
- To matchmake; to arrange a date between two people.
- To provide the money or other support that someone needs for an important task or activity.
- To arrange logically.
- To cause to take flight; to flush into the air.
- To establish someone in a business or position.
- To gel or harden.
- To trap or ensnare.
- To ready something for use.
- To create a goalscoring opportunity (for).
- To make (someone) proud or conceited (often in passive).
- To ready for use.
- To found; to start (a business, scheme)
- To arrange for an outcome; to tamper or rig.
adj
verb
noun
prep_phrase
verb
- To transform a material or positional advantage into a win.
- To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
- To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
- To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.
- To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.
- To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 11).
- To score a spare.
- To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.
- To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).
- To become converted.
- To score (especially a penalty kick).
- To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.
- To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.
- To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.
- To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
- To exchange for something of equal value.
noun
verb
- To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
- To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
- To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
- To fail to mention.
- To fail to recognise or identify.
- To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
- To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
noun
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- A premise placed after its conclusion.
- Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
verb
- To support with reasons, as a request.
- To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational
- To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
adj
- Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- In fashion; popular.
- Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
- Incoming.
- Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Having been collected or received.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Currently batting.
- He is very in with the Joneses.
- Furled or stowed.
- Located inside something.
prep
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- During (a period of time).
- Into.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Characterized by.
- In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Less water gets in your boots this way.
- In the form of, in the denomination of.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Contained by.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
noun
- One who, or that which, is in; especially, one who is in office.
- A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.
- A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
- The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting; see innings.
adv
- After the beginning of something.
- The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in.
- Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
verb
- To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- To appear before.
- To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
- To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- Of an alter in dissociative identity disorder: to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the patient's body.
- To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- To face, be opposite to.
noun
- An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
- A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- A seafront or coastal promenade.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- The beginning.
- A field of activity.
- The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The most conspicuous part.
- That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- The direction of the enemy.
- The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
adj
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calender month or year after the current one).
- Located at or near the front.
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
verb
- to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
- To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
- To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
- To hold, to control the use of.
- To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
- To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
noun
- power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
- A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
- The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
- An order to do something.
- Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
- A command performance.
- A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
- A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
- The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
- The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
verb
- To indicate or focus on a position closer than the one that is intended.
- To point the underside.
- To include too few points.
- To emphasize or call attention to a point within a discussion.
- To add a dot beneath a letter as a proofreading or diacritical mark.
noun
- Something that calls attention to or emphasizes a particular conclusion within a topic of discussion.
- The number of scored points below a specified criterion.
- A downward facing point on the underside.
- The lowest intensity point of a diminuendo that is followed by an increase in volume and intensity.
adj
noun
- the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
- an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
- device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
verb
verb
- To falsely impersonate (another person or occupation) primarily for the purpose of accomplishing something or reaching a goal.
- To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
- To constitute (a danger, a threat, a risk, etc.).
- To assume or maintain a pose; to strike an attitude.
- To behave affectedly in order to attract interest or admiration.
- To ask; to set (a test, quiz, riddle, etc.).
noun
verb
- To assume a specific position or attitude.
- To take (air, smoke etc.) into the lungs; to inhale.
- To provoke or attract (a particular response or reaction).
- To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
- To take (water) from a well or other source.
- To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- To pull out, unsheathe (a sword, firearm etc.).
- To make (wire) by pulling it through an aperture; to stretch (metal) into a wire.
- To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- To extract (a tooth).
- To take or be dealt a playing card from the deck. See also draw out.
- To pull (something) in a particular manner or direction.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- To take or be dealt (a card) from the deck; to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
- To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially magnetism or gravity; (figurative) to act as an inducement or enticement.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- To produce (a shape, figure, picture etc.) with pencil, crayon, chalk, or other implement.
- To cause (someone) to come to a particular place, condition, or course of action; to attract (a person).
- To conduct (a lottery); to select (the numbers) for a lottery; to win (a prize) in a lottery.
- To depict (something) linguistically; to portray in words.
- To produce a visual representation of (a person or thing) by lines and marks with pencil, pen, paints etc.
- To drag (a person, thing, or part of the body), especially along the ground.
- To move (a part of one's body) in a particular direction.
- To stretch or elongate.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To draw up, compose (a document).
- To have a draught; to allow air to be passed through in order to allow for combustion.
- To induce (the mind, eyes, attention etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- To cause (something); to bring (something) about as a consequence.
- To become contracted; to shrink.
- To pull (a curtain, blinds etc.) open or closed.
- To require (a depth of water) for floating.
- To pull back (the string of a bow) in preparation for shooting.
- To pull (one's face, features) out of shape, from emotion etc.
- Of a sail, to fill with wind.
- To select (an item) at random to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something; to select (a person) by this process.
- To disembowel (someone); to remove the viscera from (an animal), especially before cooking.
- To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
- To steep; to leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase.
- To run (a bath).
- To produce an image of something by artistic means; to make drawings.
- To pull (a belt or other item) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To pull (a plough, vehicle etc.); to cause (something) to move forwards by pulling it.
- To extract (juice, fluids etc.) from something by pressure, osmosis or similar.
- To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
- To consume (power).
noun
- A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- The act of drawing.
- The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
- Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
- Cannabis.
- The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- A bag of cannabis.
- Draft in the sense of the flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.
verb
- To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
- To move (a heavy object) with the help of slings, hoists, block and tackle, levers, or similar equipment.
- To dress or clothe in some costume.
- To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.
- To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.
- To outfit a model with controls for animation.
noun
- Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
- An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
- A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation.
- Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.
- A costume or an outfit.
- A ridge.
- A promiscuous woman.
- An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.
- The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
- The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
- A large truck such as a semi-trailer truck.
- A personal computer, typically one modified for looks.
noun
- One who spots (supports or assists a maneuver, or is prepared to assist if safety dictates); a spotter.
- A bill of five-dollar or ten-dollar denomination in dollars.
- A bright lamp; a spotlight.
- The southern redfish, or red horse (Sciaenops ocellatus), which has a spot on each side at the base of the tail.
- The act of spotting or noticing something.
- An official determination of placement.
- A brief advertisement or program segment on television.
- Penalty spot.
- A food fish (Leiostomus xanthurus) of the Atlantic coast of the United States, with a black spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark bars on the sides.
- A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above the beak.
- An autosoliton.
- A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
- A parking space.
- Any of various points marked on the table, from which balls are played, in snooker, pool, billiards, etc.
- A difficult situation.
- A pimple, papule or pustule.
- A stain or disfiguring mark.
- A decimal point; point.
- A location or area.
- Any of the balls marked with spots in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the stripes.
- A small, unspecified amount or quantity.
verb
- To cut or chip (timber) in preparation for hewing.
- To retouch a photograph on film to remove minor flaws.
- To keep the head and eyes pointing in a single direction while turning.
- To place an object at a location indicated by a spot.
- To support or assist a maneuver, or to be prepared to assist if safety dictates.
- To remove, or attempt to remove, a stain.
- To loan a small amount of money to someone.
- To stain; to leave a spot (on).
- To see, find; to pick out, notice, locate, distinguish or identify.
- To position (a locomotive or car) at a predetermined point, e.g., for loading or unloading.
- To position (an aircraft) on the deck of an aircraft carrier ready for launch by catapult.
- To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish, as reputation.
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- An individual or corporation that intends to acquire another company in order to avert a hostile takeover.
- Someone who unnecessarily defends someone else.
- A man who defends a woman in debate etc. in an attempt to gain her favour.
- A mushroom of species Tricholoma album.
- A hero, savior, or righteous individual.
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- An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
- The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
- The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
- Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
English words for 'To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.'
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