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counterfeit
adj. 1 forged, fake, fraudulent, imitation, bogus, spurious,
Colloq phoney or US also phony: The bank reported the
counterfeit money to the police. 2 make-believe, sham,
pretended, pretend, feigned, insincere, fake, faked, false,
artificial, meretricious, pseudo, factitious, synthetic, unreal,
simulated: You were warned about his counterfeit sincerity.
--n. 3 fake, imitation, forgery, reproduction, Colloq phoney or
US also phony: This is the original deed, that one is a
counterfeit.
--v. 4 forge, copy, reproduce, falsify, imitate; Slang hang
paper: He made a living counterfeiting passports. 5 feign,
pretend, simulate, put on, fake: The suspects have shown signs
of wealth that are difficult to counterfeit.
counterfeiter
n. Slang paper-hanger: The counterfeiter, who forged only
five-pound notes, was arrested today.
country n. 1 nation, state, power; territory, realm: How many
countries belong to the British Commonwealth? 2 (native) land,
homeland, fatherland, motherland, mother country: I would
gladly fight for my country. 3 countryside, rural area or
surroundings, provinces, hinterlands; mountains, woods,
wilderness, outback, Colloq sticks, US boondocks, boonies: We
are spending our holiday in the country.
couple n. 1 pair, duo, twosome; brace, span, yoke, team: They
certainly make a nice couple. 2 a couple of. a few, several, a
handful (of), one or two, three or four: I'll be with you in a
couple of minutes.
--v. 3 join, link, yoke, combine, unite, match up, connect:
The two carriages are easily coupled together.
courage n. bravery, valour, boldness, intrepidity, gallantry,
dauntlessness, daring, fearlessness, heroism, nerve, Colloq
grit, guts, pluck, spunk, US moxie, sand, Slang Brit bottle:
She had the courage to face the two of them alone.