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fellowman collapse

other self collapse

Tartuffe collapse: a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

well-wisher collapse

pharisee collapse: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions; a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

sympathizer collapse: someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful; commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

confidant collapse: someone to whom private matters are confided

mealymouth collapse

neighbor collapse: a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"; a person who lives (or is located) near another; be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"; live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"

friend collapse: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers); a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

visor collapse: a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

hypocrite collapse: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

protective coloration collapse: coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators

lover collapse: a person who loves or is loved; a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage

backer collapse

acquaintance collapse: personal knowledge or information about someone or something; a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"; a relationship less intimate than friendship

alter ego collapse: a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself

illusionist collapse

prestidigitation collapse: manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

false step collapse

false move collapse

canter collapse: a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop; ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"; ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"; go at a canter, of horses

repository collapse: a burial vault (usually for some famous person); a person to whom a secret is entrusted

slip of the tongue collapse: an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking

misrepresentation collapse: a misleading falsehood

false show collapse

misstep collapse

falsification collapse: the act of determining that something is false; the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting; a willful perversion of facts

slipup collapse

smoke screen collapse: an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"; (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

perjury collapse: criminal offense of making false statements under oath

fakery collapse: the act of faking (or the product of faking)

idealization collapse: a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading"; something that exists only as an idea; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad

sorcerer collapse: one who practices magic or sorcery

perfidious collapse

posing collapse

incognito collapse: without revealing one's identity; "in Holland he lived incognito as a carpenter in the shipyards of the East India company"

girl friend collapse

playmate collapse: a companion at play

supporter collapse: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

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