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Bluff

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directverbProceeding without deviation or interruption.
boldverbCourageous, daring.
steepverbOf a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
four flushnoun(poker) A hand that is one card short of being a full flush.
bluff outverb(transitive) To deceive (someone) in order to convince them to give up.
sheernoun(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.

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WordDefinition
bluff outverb(transitive) To deceive (someone) in order to convince them to give up.
directverbProceeding without deviation or interruption.
boldnoun(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
sheernounA sheer curtain or fabric.
four flushnoun(poker) A hand that is one card short of being a full flush.
steepnounThe steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.
tricknounSomething designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
shamnounA fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
scamnounA fraudulent deal.
fakenounSomething which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
fraudnoun(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
illusionnoun(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
evidencenounFacts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
foolnoun(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
cliffnounA vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
racketnoun(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton.
connoun(informal) A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
dupenounTo swindle, deceive, or trick.
hoodwinkverb(transitive, figuratively) To deceive using a disguise; to bewile, dupe, mislead.
deceiveverb(transitive) To trick or mislead.

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