assumption laying claim | the act of taking possession of or power over something, his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba, the Nazi assumption of power in , he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts |
Braxton-Hicks contraction false labor | painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency |
false pretense false pretence | (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation |
perjury bearing false witness lying under oath | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
claim | demand for something as rightful or due, they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day |
insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy |
false imprisonment | (law) confinement without legal authority |
false verdict | a manifestly unjust verdict, not true to the evidence |
false gavial Tomistoma schlegeli | crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial |
false scorpion pseudoscorpion | small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion |
false saber-toothed tiger | North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene, much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon |
false vampire false vampire bat | any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects |
baggage claim | an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft |
false bottom | a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) |
false face | a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume |
false teeth | a removable denture |
hairpiece false hair postiche | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment |
claim title | an informal right to something, his claim on her attentions, his title to fame |
title claim | an established or recognized right, a strong legal claim to the property, he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate, he staked his claim |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
rima vestibuli rima respiratoria false glottis glottis spuria | the opening between the false vocal folds |
fallacy false belief | a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
alias assumed name false name | a name that has been assumed temporarily |
claim form | a form to use when filing a claim |
false return | an incorrect income tax return |
claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property), his claim asked for damages |
claim | an assertion that something is true or factual, his claim that he was innocent, evidence contradicted the government's claims |
call claim | a demand especially in the phrase the call of duty |
wage claim pay claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
false alarm | a warning that is given about something that fails to occur |
adjuster adjustor claims adjuster claims adjustor claim agent | one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement |
claim jumper | one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim |
perjurer false witness | a person who deliberately gives false testimony |
false sago fern palm Cycas circinalis | southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage |
epicalyx false calyx calycle calyculus | a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus |
false rue anemone false rue Isopyrum biternatum | slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers, resembles meadow rue |
false bugbane Trautvetteria carolinensis | tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers |
wild sarsaparilla false sarsaparilla wild sarsparilla Aralia nudicaulis | common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla, central and eastern North America |
Camelina genus Camelina false flax | annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia |
false chamomile | any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters, wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas |
safflower false saffron Carthamus tinctorius | thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil |
burweed marsh elder false ragweed Iva xanthifolia | tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis, produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever |
sweet false chamomile wild chamomile German chamomile Matricaria recutita Matricaria chamomilla | annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior |
scentless camomile scentless false camomile scentless mayweed scentless hayweed corn mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum Matricaria inodorum | ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America, sometimes included in genus Matricaria |
chaffweed bastard pimpernel false pimpernel | weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves |
tall oat grass tall meadow grass evergreen grass false oat French rye Arrhenatherum elatius | coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat, found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows, introduced in North America for forage |
false mallow | an American plant of the genus Malvastrum |
globe mallow false mallow | genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits |
prairie mallow red false mallow Sphaeralcea coccinea Malvastrum coccineum | false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers, sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum |
false azalea fool's huckleberry Menziesia ferruginea | straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers |