wile

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/waɪl/ English

Definitions

verb

To pass (time) idly.
To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
To loiter.

noun

(usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice“He was seduced by her wiles.”

verb

To entice or lure

Related words

Synonyms

hang around linger idle laze lounge allurement beguilement guile chicanery trickery shenanigan subterfuge artifice cunning endearing stratagem brain trick subtility

Associated

coyote acme runner beep manhole roadrunner carding looney outcropping slingshot bugs

Rhymes

reconcile vile beguile versatile juvenile senile hostile pile aisle smile

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