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1: (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation [syn: {false pretence}]

1: tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever [syn: {burweed marsh elder}, {I...

1: an incorrect income tax return

1: slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue [syn: {false rue anemone}, {Isopyrum biternatum}]

1: slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue [syn: {false rue}, {Isopyrum biternatum}]

1: North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon

1: thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil [syn: {safflower}, {Carthamus tinctorius}]

1: southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage [syn: {fern palm}, {Cycas circinalis}]

1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America [syn: {wild sarsaparilla}, {wild sarsparilla}, {Aralia nudicaulis}]

1: small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion [syn: {pseudoscorpion}]

1: disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder consisting of conidia [syn: {green smut}]

1: a false statement [syn: {falsehood}, {falsity}, {untruth}] [ant: {truth}]

1: Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk [syn: {German tamarisk}, {Myricaria germanica}]

1: a removable denture

1: a yellow quartz [syn: {topaz}, {common topaz}]

1: any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle 2: any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruit...

1: any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects [syn: {false vampire bat}]

1: any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects [syn: {false vampire}]

1: a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence

1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal fold}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold}, {vestibular fold}]

1: either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization [syn: {false vocal cord}, {superior vocal cord}, {ventricular fold}, {vestibular fold}]

1: evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers [syn: {Pyrola americana}, {Pyrola rotundifolia americana}]

1: a person who deliberately gives false testimony [syn: {perjurer}]

1: a false statement [syn: {falsity}, {untruth}, {false statement}] [ant: {truth}] 2: the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting [s...

1: in an insincerely false manner; "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise, bathe and dress, chat falsely about this and that, and emerge into the rest of the evening as thoug...

1: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" [syn: {falsity}] [ant: {truth}] 2: unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous [syn: {faithle...

1: artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice" n : a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register

1: a breast-shaped mass of padding worn in a brassiere

1: capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation [syn: {confirmable}, {verifiable}]

1: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something [syn: {disproof}, {refutation}] 2: a willful perversion of facts [syn: {misrepresentaation}] 3: the act of rendering something false as...

{falsify}

1: someone who falsifies

1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: {distort}, {garble}, {warp}] 2: fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" [syn: {fudge}, {manip...

1: the act of determining that something is false [syn: {falsification}, {disproof}, {refutation}]

1: the state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" [syn: {falseness}] [ant: {truth}] 2: a false statement [syn: {falsehood}, {untruth}, {false statement}] [ant:...

1: a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays [syn: {Sir John Falstaff}]

1: of or resembling Falstaff

1: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: {hesitation}, {waver}, {faltering}] v 1: be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" [syn: {waver}] 2: move hesit...

1: unsteady in speech or action n : the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: {hesitation}, {waver}, {falter}]

1: in an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs" [syn: {unsteadily}, {uncertainly}] [ant: {steadily}]

1: a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices

1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed [syn: {celebrity}, {renown}] [ant: {infamy}] 2: favorable public reputation [ant: {infamy}]

1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {far-famed}, {famo...

1: relating to or having the characteristics of a family; "children of the same familial background"; "familial aggregation" 2: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inhe...

1: congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis

1: well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" [ant: {unfamiliar}] 2: within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordin...

1: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard [syn: {familiar}]

1: having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts" [syn: {acquainted(p)}, {acquainted with(p)}, {familiar with(p)}]

1: the experience of becoming familiar with something [syn: {familiarization}]

1: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" [syn: {familiarize}, {acquaint}]

1: having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment [syn: {adjusted}, {familiarized}]

1: serving to make familiar [syn: {familiarizing}]

1: personal knowledge or information about someone or something [syn: {acquaintance}, {conversance}, {conversancy}] 2: usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known [ant: {unfamiliarity}] 3: clo...

1: the experience of becoming familiar with something [syn: {familiarisation}]

1: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" [syn: {familiarise}, {acquaint}]

1: having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment [syn: {adjusted}, {familiarised}]

1: serving to make familiar [syn: {familiarising}]

1: in an intimately familiar manner; "Sid, as he was familiarly known by his friends, was one of the most respected and devoted members of the socialist minority group"

1: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his ho...

1: widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: {Acanthaceae}, {acanthus family}]