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- pronunciation:
- waIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a trick or stratagem intended to mislead, entice, or entrap.
The elderly couple were taken in by the wiles of this swindler.- similar words:
- ploy, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trap
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| definition 2: |
(often pl.) cunning or seductive behavior; guile; trickery.
He claims he was enticed by her "feminine wiles." |
| related words: |
artifice, curve, deceit, deception, device, humbug, machination, trick |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
wiles, wiling, wiled |
| definition 1: |
to lure, mislead, or entrap by cunning or seductiveness.
His buddies wiled him away from his studies with the promise of easy winnings at poker. |
| definition 2: |
to pass (time), esp. in a pleasant manner (usu. fol. by "away"); while.
We wiled away a few hours in the back yard. |
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