Word of the Week - 44

FAKE

This week's word is an adjective, a noun and a verb.

As a noun it is an object which is made to look real and valuable so as to trick people into thinking that it is the real thing.

Experts revealed that the painting in the musuem was actually a fake.

As an adjective it describes an object which is made to look or seem real.

I can't afford real designer handbags, but they make really good fake ones these days. you can hardly tell the difference.

Some underage people carry fake ID so that they can get into nightclubs and buy alcohol.

As a verb it means to falsify something.

I used to fake my parents' signatures on sick notes so that I didn't have to go to school.