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- [shil]
- /ʃɪl/
- /ˈʃɪl/
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- [shil]
- /ʃɪl/
Definitions of shill word
- noun shill a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc. 1
- noun shill a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty. 1
- verb without object shill to work as a shill: He shills for a large casino. 1
- verb with object shill to advertise or promote (a product) as or in the manner of a huckster; hustle: He was hired to shill a new TV show. 1
- noun shill person planted to lure customers 1
- noun shill person who advertises sth 1
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Origin of shill
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; origin uncertain
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Parts of speech for Shill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shill
noun shill
- accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- bait — Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
- bastinado — punishment or torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick
- billies — a male given name, form of William.
- billy — A billy or billy club is a short heavy stick which is sometimes used as a weapon by the police.
verb shill
- lead on — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- ensorcell — Enchant; fascinate.
- ensorcelled — Simple past tense and past participle of ensorcell.
- wile — a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
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