WILE


Meaning of WILE in English

I. noun

Synonyms: trick 1, artifice, device, feint, gambit, gimmick, maneuver, ploy, ruse, stratagem

Related Word: chicane, chicanery, trickery; cunning, deceit, dissimulation, guile

Contrasted words: candor, frankness, openness, plain dealing, straightforwardness, unconstraint; artlessness, naturalness, sincerity

II. verb

1.

Synonyms: attract 1, allure, bewitch, captivate, charm, draw, enchant, fascinate, magnetize, take

2.

Synonyms: while , beguile, fleet

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