Definition of 'hoax'. Word Frequency. hoax (hoÊks ) Word forms: plural hoaxes. countable noun. A hoax is a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not. A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre.
Example of Adjectivesin Sentences. An adjective is a description of a condition or state of a subject. Adjectives are usually closely associated with the subject in modern English, but may be cumulative and/or separated by qualifiers in some cases:xample of Adjectivesin Sentences. An adjective is a description of a condition or state of a subject. Adjectives are usually closely associated with the subject in modern English, but may be cumulative and/or separated by qualifiers in some cases:
1. a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances. 2. state of health: a patient in critical condition. 3. fit or requisite state: to be in no condition to run. 4. social position.