All mousetrap synonyms
mouseΒ·trap
M m verb mousetrap
- trap β a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- draw β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- captivate β If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
- fascinate β to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
- send β to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- bring β If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
- kill β to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- interest β the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- intrigue β to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- invite β to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
- dupe β duplicate.
- hoodwink β to deceive or trick.
- misguide β to guide wrongly; misdirect.
- tickle β to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- please β (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- delight β Delight is a feeling of very great pleasure.
- pique β a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords.
- titillate β to excite or arouse agreeably: to titillate the fancy. Synonyms: rouse, tempt, tease.
- attract β If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
- rivet β a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- persuade β to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- stimulate β to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- tantalize β to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- motivate β to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- woo β to seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage. Synonyms: court, pursue, chase.
- dare β If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
- bait β Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
- slay β to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- lure β anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- inveigle β to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- beguile β If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- allure β to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- beckon β If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.
- court β A court is a place where legal matters are decided by a judge and jury or by a magistrate.
- seduce β to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- wow β to gain an enthusiastic response from; thrill.
noun mousetrap
- allurement β fascination; charm.
- bait β Bait is food which you put on a hook or in a trap in order to catch fish or animals.
- come-on β inducement; lure.
- inducement β the act of inducing.
- sweetener β something that sweetens, as sugar or a low-calorie synthetic product used instead of sugar.
- peril β exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- risk β exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance: It's not worth the risk.
- danger β Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
- snag β a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- difficulty β the fact or condition of being difficult.
- drawback β a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
- land mine β an explosive charge concealed just under the surface of the ground or of a roadway, designed to be detonated by pressure, proximity of a vehicle or person, etc.