Synonyms: bluff, four flush
Definition: the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards
Similar words: dissembling, dissimulation, deceit, deception
Definition: the act of deceiving
Synonyms: bluff
Definition: pretense that your position is stronger than it really is
Usage: his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted
Similar words: feigning, dissembling, pretence, pretense
Definition: pretending with intention to deceive
Synonyms: bluff
Definition: a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
Synonyms: bluff
Definition: frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is
Similar words: affright, fright, frighten, scare
Definition: cause fear in
Usage: The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me; Ghosts could never affright her
Definition: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
Synonyms: bluff
Definition: bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured
Usage: a bluff but pleasant manner; a bluff and rugged natural leader
Similar words: direct
Definition: straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
Usage: a direct question; a direct response; a direct approach
Definition: very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
Usage: a bluff headland; where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise; a sheer descent of rock
Similar words: steep
Definition: having a sharp inclination
Usage: the steep attic stairs; steep cliffs