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Meaning of "pretences" and the crossword clue

- Charade
- Make-believe
- Make-believe ten creep out
- False claims
- Pretexts
- Sham actions
- Alt. of Pretenceless
- The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.
- The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death.
- That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.
- Intention; design.


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