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fakes

/feɪks/

fakes is the plural of fake.

fakes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fake.

Meaning of fake

Noun (1)

fake (plural fakes)

  1. Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
    • I suspect this passport is a fake.
  2. A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
    Synonyms:
    feint, deke
  3. (archaic) A trick; a swindle.
  4. An impostor.

Noun (2)

fake (plural fakes)

  1. One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

See all 13 meanings of fake

Phrases with fakes

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Words that rhyme with fakes

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Questions about fakes

What is fakes the plural of?
Fakes is the plural of fake.
How do you pronounce fakes?
Fakes is pronounced /feɪks/.

Words near fakes in the dictionary

  1. fakeries
  2. fakeroo
  3. fakeroos
  4. fakers
  5. fakery
  6. fakes
  7. fakes bad
  8. fakes good
  9. fakes it
  10. fakes it till one makes it
  11. fakes it until one makes it

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fakes (page history and authors); fake (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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