something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees |
pretentious or silly talk or writing | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive | stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition |
| insincere talk about religion or morals |
| a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force |