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hoaxes

hoaxes is the plural of hoax.

hoaxes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hoax.

Meaning of hoax

Noun

hoax (plural hoaxes)

  1. Anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
    • The phone call to the police about a tiger in a tree turned out to be a hoax.
    Synonyms:
    canard

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Questions about hoaxes

What is hoaxes the plural of?
Hoaxes is the plural of hoax.

Words near hoaxes in the dictionary

  1. hoaxed
  2. hoaxee
  3. hoaxees
  4. hoaxer
  5. hoaxers
  6. hoaxes
  7. hoaxical
  8. hoaxier
  9. hoaxiest
  10. hoaxing
  11. hoaxings

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