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wile::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery |
| Type of | deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation |
| Has types | dupery, fraud, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, jugglery, put-on |
| Derivation | wily |
Examples of wile
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The Soviets are the masters of military wile, although they do foul up at times.
From the time.com
Despite formidable talents working with will and wile, the promise is not kept.
From the time.com
To me, Viognier is a temptress, a seductress, full of feminine charm and wile.
From the sfgate.com
From your sundeck, you can wile away the hours watching the marine life down under.
From the forbes.com
Find out what it is that allows you to wile away the hours and not notice the time.
From the forbes.com
Wondering how best to wile away those hours of vacation time this Christmas?
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
You can't swim in it, but you can rent a canoe and wile away an afternoon.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Wile E. Coyote shows more wear and tear after one of his run-ins with the Road Runner.
From the suntimes.com
Wile has the ability to handle field goal, kickoff and punting duties.
From the freep.com
- Trickery: the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
- WILE may refer to: * WILE (AM), a radio station (1270 AM) licensed to Cambridge, Ohio, United States * WILE-FM, a radio station (97.7 FM) licensed to Byesville, Ohio, United States
- John David Wile (born 9 March 1947 in Sherburn, County Durham) is an English former footballer and manager.
- A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice; To entice or lure; Alternative spelling of while, "to pass the time"
- Notched flute from Ghana
