| acting |
false behavior or deliberate imitation; pretense; pretending. [1/5 definitions] |
| after |
in imitation of. [1/12 definitions] |
| Anglomania |
a greatly exaggerated attachment to or imitation of English manners, habits, institutions, and the like. |
| biomimicry |
the imitation of natural biological functioning in the creation of new forms of technology or in the devising of new processes or systems that can help solve human problems. |
| bird call |
an imitation of this sound. [2/3 definitions] |
| caricature |
an absurdly inferior imitation or copy. [1/4 definitions] |
| Christmas tree |
a real or imitation evergreen tree, usu. mounted indoors and decorated with lights and ornaments at Christmas. |
| classicize |
to make, adapt, or alter (something) in imitation of a classical style. |
| cock-a-doodle-doo |
a representation or imitation of the cry of a rooster. |
| copperplate |
an elegant and graceful style of handwriting, in imitation of copperplate etchings. [1/3 definitions] |
| costume jewelry |
jewelry made of inexpensive materials or set with imitation or semiprecious stones. |
| counterfeit |
to make a fraudulent imitation or copy of. [1/7 definitions] |
| cybernetics |
(used with a sing. verb) the science concerned with biological control and communication processes and their imitation by mechanical and electronic devices. |
| dummy |
an object made as a representation or imitation of another object, but without all the functions or qualities of the original. [2/8 definitions] |
| Easter egg |
an imitation of such an egg, often made of candy. [1/2 definitions] |
| echo |
an imitation or repetition, as of someone else's words or thoughts. [1/8 definitions] |
| echoic |
of a word, formed in imitation of a sound; onomatopoetic. [1/2 definitions] |
| -ette |
imitation; substitute. [1/3 definitions] |
| faux |
false or imitation. |
| follow in the footsteps of |
to follow after, in succession or imitation. |
| grain |
to paint in imitation of wood, stone, or the like. [1/11 definitions] |