All mousetrap synonyms
mouseΒ·trap
M m noun mousetrap
- coaxing β the act of persuading by tenderness, flattery, pleading, etc
- cajolery β persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
- delusion β A delusion is a false idea.
- camouflage β Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- fake β to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- gimmick β an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
- incentive β something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
- call β a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- illusion β something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
- bribe β A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something.
- allurement β fascination; charm.
- ambush β If a group of people ambush their enemies, they attack them after hiding and waiting for them.
- invitation β the act of inviting.
- carrot β Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- magnet β a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
- web β something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
- toil β Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
- setup β Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- downfall β descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- mesh β any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- pit β the stone of a fruit, as of a cherry, peach, or plum.
- swindle β to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- quicksand β a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.
verb mousetrap
- appeal β If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.
- lie β Jonas, 1880β1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- pervert β to affect with perversion.
- signify β to make known by signs, speech, or action.
- misstate β to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- prevaricate β to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
- misdirect β to direct or address wrongly or incorrectly: to misdirect a person; to misdirect a letter.
- wheedle β to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or beguiling words or acts: We wheedled him incessantly, but he would not consent.
- coax β If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.
- move β to pass from one place or position to another.
- influence β the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- honey β a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- provoke β to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- incite β to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
- test β Zoology. the hard, protective shell or covering of certain invertebrates, as echinoderms or tunicates.
- instigate β to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel.
- whet β to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction.
- oil β any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- train β Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- rouse β to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words.
- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- nail β a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- corner β A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
- tangle β to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.