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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | counterfeit |
| Synonyms: | bum*, dishonest, dissembling, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, pretended, pretentious, pseudo*, sham*, simulated, unprincipled |
| Antonyms: | genuine, original, real |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cackle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a loud laugh |
| Synonyms: | chortle, chuckle, cluck, crow, gibber, giggle, gobble, guffaw, quack, snicker, snigger, titter |
| Main Entry: | cackle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | laugh irritatingly |
| Synonyms: | babble, blather, burble, chortle, chuckle, cluck, crow, gibber, giggle, gobble, jabber, quack, snicker, snigger, titter |
| Main Entry: | charlatan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | swindler |
| Synonyms: | cheat, con, con artist, fake, fraud, imposter, mountebank, phony, pretender, quack, rip-off artist, sham |
| Main Entry: | cheat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who fools others |
| Synonyms: | bluff, charlatan, chiseler, con artist, confidence operator, conniver, cozener, crook, deceiver, decoy, defrauder, dodger, double-crosser, double-dealer, enticer, fake, hypocrite, impostor, inveigler, jockey, masquerader, pretender, quack, rascal, rogue, scammer, shark, sharper, shyster, swindler, trickster |
| Main Entry: | croak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make husky, squawking noise |
| Synonyms: | caw, crow, gasp, grunt, quack, squawk, utter huskily, utter throatily, wheeze |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calling out; yelling |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, bark, bawl, bay, bellow, cackle, call, caw, chatter, cheer, clack, clamor, cluck, coo, crow, ejaculation, exclamation, expletive, fuss, gobble, groan, grunt, hiss, holler, hoot, howl, hullabaloo, hurrah, meow, mewling, moo, motto, nicker, note, outcry, pipe, quack, report, roar, ruckus, scream, screech, shout, shriek, song, squall, squawk, squeak, trill, uproar, vociferation, wail, whine, whinny, whistle, whoop, yammer, yawp, yell, yelp, yoo-hoo |
| Main Entry: | cry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call out, yell |
| Synonyms: | bark, bawl, bay, bellow, bleat, cackle, call, caw, chatter, cheer, clack, clamor, cluck, coo, croak, crow, ejaculate, exclaim, gabble, growl, grunt, hail, hiss, holler, holler out, hoot, howl, low, meow, moo, nicker, pipe, quack, roar, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sing out, snarl, squawk, trill, tweet, twitter, vociferate, whinny, whistle, whoop, yawp, yelp |
| Main Entry: | doctor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medical practitioner |
| Synonyms: | MD, bones, doc, expert, general practitioner, healer, intern, medic, medical person, medico, physician, professor, quack, scientist, specialist, surgeon |
| Notes: | the word doctor is derived from Latin doctus 'having been taught; learned' (from docere 'to teach'); physician comes from Latin physica 'natural science; physics' |
| Antonyms: | patient |
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