Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fraud | Yes | No | No | No |
shell game | Yes | No | No | No |
fraud (noun) | shell game (noun) |
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intentional deception resulting in injury to another person | a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under |
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | |
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | |
a person who makes deceitful pretenses |