a statement that one knows is not true
untruth
Cases of word usage
1) a large, oblong container for a person to sit or lie in and wash the whole body (bath)
2) a lie (the usual word) (falsehood)
3) lie and deceive (gips)
4) of lie (lain)
5) a person who tells, or who has told, a lie (liar)
6) of lie, lie (lying)
7) to place oneself, be, in a position of rest; lie back or down; to lean (something) in the position mentioned (recline)
8) to make oneself warm and comfortable; to lie close to a person for warmth, comfort or affection (snuggle)
9) to sit or lie with the arms and legs loosely spread out; a spread (of homes) on the edge of a town (sprawl)