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1. (n.) wile
a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice.
2. wile
wiles, artful or beguiling behavior.
3. wile
deceitful cunning; trickery.
4. (v.t.) wile
to beguile, entice, or lure (usu. fol. by away, from, into, etc.):
The music wiled him from his study.
5. wile
wile away, to spend or pass (time), esp. in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion.
Etymology: (1125–75; (n.) ME; late OE wil)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) wile
a trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement
2. (verb) wile
to practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure
3. (verb) wile
to draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly
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