| feint |
a movement or thrust in a misleading direction, or a slight attack at a misleading point, to draw one's opponent away from the real target, as in sports or military combat. [2/5 definitions] |
| fiction |
literary narrative, esp. in prose form, that is not necessarily based on real events. [1/3 definitions] |
| figurehead |
the titular head of an organization who has no real power. [1/2 definitions] |
| first mortgage |
a primary lien against a piece of property that takes precedence in case of default over all other mortgages or liens except those given priority by law, such as real estate taxes. |
| for real |
(informal) real or really; actual or actually. |
| get carried away |
to become excited, agitated, or enthusiastic to the point that one goes too far in one's speech or actions, losing the ability to see logically what is real, practical, or sufficient. |
| grounded |
aware of; concerned with, or experiencing the ordinary problems of real life that most people experience. [1/2 definitions] |
| grudge |
a feeling of resentment harbored against someone because of a real or imagined injustice. [1/4 definitions] |
| guilt |
a feeling of remorse or responsibility for real or imagined misdeeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| hoity-toity |
overly sensitive to real or imagined offenses; huffy. [1/3 definitions] |
| hollow |
lacking real substance, value, or meaning; insincere or false. [1/10 definitions] |
| imagine |
to create mental images of (something not known, not real, or not yet real). [1/3 definitions] |
| immovable |
(pl.) in law, real property that cannot be moved. [1/5 definitions] |
| impersonate |
to act or assume the character of; pretend to be (another real or fictitious person or type of person). |
| insubstantial |
not real; imagined. [1/2 definitions] |
| joust |
a real or simulated fight in which two knights on horseback ride toward each other and try to unhorse each other with lances or other weapons. [1/4 definitions] |
| land bank |
a bank that finances transactions in real estate, esp. those involving farmland. |
| land contract |
a real estate contract in which the buyer agrees to make periodic payments to the seller, taking title only when the purchase price has been paid in full. |
| lifelike |
closely resembling or simulating real life. |
| magnetic resonance imaging |
a non-invasive medical imaging technology using radio waves and powerful magnetic fields to make the interior of the human body visible in three dimensions and in real time.(abbrev.: MRI) |
| make-work |
work given to those who would otherwise be idle, which has no real use or value in itself. |