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ruse

ruse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rooz]
    • /ruz/
    • /ruːz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rooz]
    • /ruz/

Definitions of ruse word

  • noun ruse a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube. 1
  • noun ruse trick 1
  • countable noun ruse A ruse is an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone. 0
  • noun ruse an action intended to mislead, deceive, or trick; stratagem 0
  • noun ruse a city in NE Bulgaria, on the River Danube: the chief river port and one of the largest industrial centres in Bulgaria. Pop: 172 000 (2005 est) 0
  • noun ruse city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube: pop. 169,000 0

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Origin of ruse

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (noun use of obsolete rusen to detour) < Middle French, derivative of ruser to retreat. See rush1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ruse

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ruse popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

ruse usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ruse

noun ruse

  • artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
  • big stick — force or the threat of using force
  • canniness — the quality of being canny
  • chicane — a bridge or whist hand without trumps
  • chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.

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