Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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humbug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
trickery | Yes | No | No | No |
humbug (noun) | trickery (noun) |
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something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) |
pretentious or silly talk or writing | verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way |
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive |
humbug (verb) | trickery (verb) |
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trick or deceive |