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 confidence game confidence game /ˈkɑnfɪdəns geɪm/

noun

  1. [ N. American] A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property  ( bunco [Informal, N. American] , bunco game [Informal, N. American] , bunko [Informal, N. American] , bunko game [Informal, N. American] , con [Informal] , confidence game [ N. American] , confidence trick [British] , flimflam [Informal] , hustle [Informal] , con game [Informal, N. American] , sting [Informal] , con trick [Informal, British] )
    a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
     The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a con game on his first day in the city.
    The unsuspecting tourist fell victim to a con game on his first day in the city.


 Zonotrichia leucophrys Zonotrichia leucophrys /zoʊnoʊˈtrɪkiə luːˈkoʊfrɪs/

noun

  1. Finch with black-and-white striped crown  ( white-crowned sparrow , Zonotrichia leucophrys )
    finch with black-and-white striped crown


 Chilomeniscus cinctus Chilomeniscus cinctus /ˌkaɪloʊˈmɛnɪskəs ˈsɪŋktəs/

noun

  1. A sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it 'swims'; banding resembles that of coral snakes  ( banded sand snake , Chilomeniscus cinctus )
    a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it 'swims'; banding resembles that of coral snakes


 shamisen shamisen /ʃəˈmiːsən/

noun

  1. A Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum  ( samisen , shamisen )
    a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum