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decoy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bait, lure |
| Type of | device |
| Has types | stool pigeon, fish lure, chum, ground bait, fisherman's lure |
Examples of decoy
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Yet without a decoy, a tom turkey responding to hen sounds gets very suspicious.
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Jeffrey Browner, 34, of Ferndale was one of the men snagged with the decoy bike.
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Revenues of Regeneron's decoy receptor Zaltrap were tenfold lower than expected.
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Decoy cells can be seen with Papanicolaou staining or phase-contrast microscopy.
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He is our best receiver and it seems he is being used more as decoy and blocker.
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The effectiveness of the decoy sites is uncertain, and they were closed in 1943.
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You especially don't want a turkey decoy head sticking out of a pack or a vest.
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He easily could see a jake decoy across the way, and hear a hidden hen calling.
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How to identify a decoy dressed up as a warhead, or a warhead wrapped in a decoy?
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- A beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
- Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
- Bait: something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
- A decoy is usually a person, device or event meant as a distraction to conceal what an individual or a group might be looking for. Decoys have been used for centuries most notably in game hunting, but also in wartime and in the committing or resolving of crimes.
- Decoy is a 1984 album by jazz musician Miles Davis.
- In chess, decoying is the tactic of ensnaring a piece, usually the king or queen, by forcing it to move to a poisoned square with a sacrifice on that square.
- Decoy is an EP by the Santa Cruz, California-based hardcore punk band Good Riddance. It was released August 26, 1995 through Fat Wreck Chords, six months after their debut album For God and Country, which included the EP's title track, "Decoy". ...
- Decoy is a 1946 American film noir. Directed by Jack Bernhard, the film stars Jean Gillie, Edward Norris, Robert Armstrong, Henry Rudley, Sheldon Leonard and Marjorie Woodwarth. ...
- Decoy (also titled Decoy Police Woman) is a groundbreaking American crime drama television series which was created for syndication and initially broadcast from October 14, 1957 to July 7, 1958, lasting for thirty nine 30-minute black-and-white episodes. ...
