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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
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| definition: |
something or someone used to lure, entice, or misdirect, as into danger or a trap, esp. an artificial bird or animal used to lure live birds or animals within gunshot or into a trap.
The criminals used one car as a decoy and another as the real getaway car.
- synonyms:
- bait, enticement, lure, snare, trap
- similar words:
- attraction, stool pigeon
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| related words: |
bait, lure |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
dih
koI
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| inflections: |
decoys, decoying, decoyed |
| definition: |
to lure, entice, or misdirect, as into danger or a trap, with or as if with a decoy.
- synonyms:
- bait, ensnare, entice, entrap, lure, snare, trap
- similar words:
- allure, seduce, tempt
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| related words: |
beckon, mislead, trick |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
dih
koI
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| definition: |
to be lured, enticed, or misdirected by a decoy.
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| derivation: |
decoyer (n.) |
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