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make-be·lieve

make-believe

 
pronunciation:
meIk b liv
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
part of speech: noun
definition: Make-believe is pretending or imagining, or something that is only imagined or pretended.
Ben's little sister loves make-believe. She especially loves to pretend she is a horse.All the stories Eric told us about the ghost were just make-believe.
similar words:
daydream, fancy, fantasy, fiction, imagination, invention, whim
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: When something is make-believe, it is not real. It is a pretend thing or an imaginary thing.
My little sister puts all her stuffed animals in chairs around the table and gives them a make-believe tea party.
synonyms:
imaginary
similar words:
created, fantastic