Definition of Wile

1. Noun. The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).

Exact synonyms: Chicane, Chicanery, Guile, Shenanigan, Trickery
Generic synonyms: Deceit, Deception, Dissembling, Dissimulation
Specialized synonyms: Dupery, Fraud, Fraudulence, Hoax, Humbug, Put-on, Jugglery
Derivative terms: Chicane, Chicane, Trick, Wily

Definition of Wile

1. n. A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.

2. v. t. To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.

3. n. A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.

4. v. t. To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.

Definition of Wile

1. Proper noun. (surname from=Middle English) ¹

2. Proper noun. (rare) (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹

3. Noun. (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice ¹

4. Verb. To entice or lure ¹

5. Verb. (alternative spelling of while), "to pass the time". ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Wile

1. to entice [v WILED, WILING, WILES] - See also: entice

Lexicographical Neighbors of Wile

wildlife reserves
wildlife sanctuary
wildlifes
wildling
wildlings
wildly
wildman
wildmen
wildness
wildnesses
wilds
wildtype
wildtypes
wildwood
wildwoods
wile
wiled
wileful
wiles
wilful
wilfully
wilfulness
wilga
wilgas
wilhelmkleinite
wilhelmramsayite
wilhelmvierlingite
wili
wilier
wiliest

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