fiddle
tamper
monkey
line
fake out
imposition
ruse
kid on
have on
play-act
lead someone up the garden path
put one past
hocus
run game
subterfuge
deceive
sell
act the jennet
shit
act the maggot
hose
run game on
fall into a trap
front
humbug
cozen
goat
buffalo
lead on
laughingstock
play along
rascality
stooge
trickery
fraudulence
shenanigans
hoax
fraud
butt
put-on
throw dust in someone's eyes
roguishness
dupery
indirection
prankishness
trick
play
lie
obscurant
charlatanerie
put one over
feigningly
come the raw prawn
mump
put-up job
take the piss
deke
bluff out
evade
sleight of hand
kid
pull a fast one
bamboozle
fall for
mamaguy
good sport
show one's butt
cheat
dissembling
chisel
wheedle
dishonest
jig
pretence
pretend
chicane
dishonorable
hanky-panky
false
pretense
rig
feigning
espieglerie
gull
noodle
stitch-up
hornswoggle
shenanigan
underhand
arse around
debunk
play-acting
cheek up
expose
cheek up to
hoodwinkery
noli me tangere
chicanery
trick
obscurant
dishonest
dishonorable
feigningly
false
line
imposition
subterfuge
humbug
goat
laughingstock
rascality
stooge
trickery
fraudulence
shenanigans
hoax
fraud
butt
put-on
roguishness
dupery
indirection
prankishness
charlatanerie
put-up job
sleight of hand
good sport
dissembling
pretence
pretend
chicane
hanky-panky
pretense
feigning
espieglerie
stitch-up
shenanigan
play-acting
hoodwinkery
noli me tangere
chicanery
fiddle
tamper
monkey
fake out
ruse
kid on
have on
play-act
lead someone up the garden path
put one past
hocus
run game
deceive
sell
act the jennet
shit
act the maggot
hose
run game on
fall into a trap
front
humbug
cozen
buffalo
lead on
play along
throw dust in someone's eyes
hoax
play
lie
put one over
come the raw prawn
mump
take the piss
deke
bluff out
evade
kid
pull a fast one
bamboozle
fall for
mamaguy
show one's butt
cheat
chisel
wheedle
jig
rig
gull
noodle
hornswoggle
underhand
arse around
debunk
cheek up
expose
cheek up to
noun
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a telephone connection
- acting in conformity
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- a short personal letter
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
verb
noun
- A trick or deception put or laid on others.
- An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.
- The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
- That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
- Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.
- A task imposed on a student as punishment.
- A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
verb
verb
- To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.
- To be sold.
- To promote a particular viewpoint.
- To work as a prostitute.
- To betray for money or other things.
- To promote a product or service.
- To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
- To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
noun
verb
- To fool or try to fool someone; to be deceitful.
- To defecate.
- To excrete (something) through the anus.
- To annoy.
noun
- Stuff, things.
- Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
- The act of shitting.
- A problem or difficult situation.
- Rubbish; worthless matter.
- Anything exceptional or remarkable.
- (in negations) Anything.
- Nonsense; bullshit.
- The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
- A strong rebuke.
- Any recreational drug (e.g. cannabis, heroin, etc.).
- A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.
- (the shit) The best of its kind.
intj
- Used for mere emphasis; heck, hey.
- Used to show displeasure or surprise.
- Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.
adj
verb
- To trick or deceive.
- To break a computer so everything needs to be reinstalled; to wipe all files.
- To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity.
- To deliver using a hose.
- To water or spray with a hose.
- To cause an unfair disadvantage to a player or team through poor officiating; especially, to cause a player or team to lose the game with an incorrect call.
- To provide with hose (garment)
noun
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.
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).
noun
- 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.
- An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- 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.
verb
noun
- Nonsense.
- A type of hard sweet (candy), usually peppermint flavoured with a striped pattern.
- A hoax, jest, or prank.
- A fight.
- A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.
- A false arrest on trumped-up charges.
- The piglet of the wild boar.
- A cheat, fraudster, or hypocrite.
- Anything complicated, offensive, troublesome, unpleasant or worrying; a misunderstanding, especially if trivial.
intj
verb
noun
noun
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- thick end of the handle
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
verb
adj
noun
- A sex act, chiefly one performed for payment; an act of prostitution.
- A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
- Something designed to fool or swindle.
- A term of abuse.
- A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
- A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
- A customer or client of a prostitute.
- A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
- A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
- An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
- A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
- Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
- An entertaining difficult physical action.
verb
verb
- To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- To move to and fro.
- To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- To compete against, in a game.
- To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- To produce music using a musical instrument.
- To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- To gamble.
- To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- To produce music.
- To act or perform (a play).
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- To put in action or motion.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
noun
- A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- The conduct, or course, of a game.
- A short sequence of action within a game.
- An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors.
verb
- tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
- be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
- originate (in)
- be and remain in a particular state or condition
- have a place in relation to something else
- assume a reclining position
noun
verb
- To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
- To beg, especially if using a repeated phrase.
- To be sullen or sulky.
- To nibble.
- To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
- to accept a small gift or bribe in exchange for services.
- To mumble, speak unclearly.
- To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
noun
verb
- To dupe or deceive (someone).
- Of a goat, to give birth.
- To joke.
- To make a joke with (someone).
- To make a fool of (someone).
noun
- The meat of a young goat.
- A child (usually), teenager, or young adult; a juvenile.
- An inexperienced person or one in a junior position.
- A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.
- A person whose childhood took place in a particular time period or area.
- Used as a form of address for a child, teenager or young adult.
- Of a female goat, the state of being pregnant: in kid.
- Kidskin.
- A young goat.
- A small wooden mess tub in which sailors received their food.
- A young antelope.
- One's son or daughter, regardless of age.
verb
verb
- engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
- deprive somebody of something by deceit
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
noun
- weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
- weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
- someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
- the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- a deception for profit to yourself
verb
- To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
- To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
- To move briskly, especially as a dance.
- To sing to the tune of a jig.
- To fish with a jig.
- To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.
- To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
noun
- A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
- A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
- A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
- An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
- A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.
- A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.
noun
adj
verb
noun
- A quibble, a pedantic or dishonest objection; an act of deception.
- A sharp double bend on a racecourse, designed to prevent unsafe speeds; an obstacle creating a curve.
- A raised area or other obstacle around which vehicles must drive, especially designed to reduce speed.
- The holding of a hand without trumps, or the hand itself.
- The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery.
verb
adv
adj
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Out of tune.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
- Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
- Spurious, artificial.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
noun
verb
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.
verb
- To engage in frivolous behaviour; to fool around or waste time.
- To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.
- To clear extraneous material from (an opal).
- To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse.
- To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument.
- To search mullock for opals; to fossick.
- To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.
- Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play.
- To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals.
- To catch (fish (usually very large catfish), turtles, or other aquatic animals) with the hands; also, to catch (fish) using a gaff or fishing spear; to gaff.
- To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.
- To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle.
- To ponder or think about (something).
noun
- A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
- An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill.
- The brain; the head.
- An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
verb
- To trick, deceive or gull.
- To toss or lob with an underhand movement.
- To excavate downward in successive steps or horizontal slices while positioned above on unbroken ore.
adv
adj
- secret; clandestine
- dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
- thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
noun
verb
- expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- to show, make visible or apparent
- remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
- reveal to view as by removing a cover
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- expose to light, of photographic film
- abandon by leaving out in the open air
noun
noun
- Someone (such as a disagreeable person) or something (such as a painful experience or taboo topic) to be avoided or not interfered with.
- Some plants of the genus Impatiens; specifically, the touch-me-not balsam or yellow balsam (Impatiens noli-tangere).
- The squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium).
- Any of various plants with fruits or seed capsules that, when ripe, burst open and discharge their seeds when touched, or with leaves that fold and droop when touched.
- A warning to avoid or not to interfere.
- A picture depicting Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene shortly after his resurrection from the dead (see the etymology).
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