Library / English Dictionary

    WILE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)play

    Synonyms:

    chicane; chicanery; guile; shenanigan; trickery; wile

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("wile" is a kind of...):

    deceit; deception; dissembling; dissimulation (the act of deceiving)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wile"):

    dupery; fraud; fraudulence; hoax; humbug; put-on (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)

    jugglery (artful trickery designed to achieve an end)

    Derivation:

    wily (marked by skill in deception)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb wile

    Credits


    © 1991-2023 The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin | Titi Tudorancea® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
    Contact