All wile synonyms
wile
W w noun wile
- slant β to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- slyness β cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- stunt β to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
- subterfuge β an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
- switch β a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- trick β a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
- trickery β the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
- twist β to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- monkey business β frivolous or mischievous behavior.
- monkeyshines β Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
- scheming β given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
verb wile
- rope in β a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- call forth β to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- decoy β If you refer to something or someone as a decoy, you mean that they are intended to attract people's attention and deceive them, for example by leading them into a trap or away from a particular place.
- suck in β to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw.
- spellbind β to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
- attract β If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
- enamoured β Alternative spelling of enamored.
- enamour β Alternative spelling of enamor.
- allure β to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- witching β a person, now especially a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic or sorcery; a sorceress. Compare warlock.
- hexed β to bewitch; practice witchcraft on: He was accused of hexing his neighbors' cows because they suddenly stopped giving milk.
- 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.
- 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).
- shill β a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- mousetrap β a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- charm β Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
- infatuate β to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- win over β to finish first in a race, contest, or the like.
- ensorcell β Enchant; fascinate.
- shilling β a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- carried away β to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.
- ensorcelled β Simple past tense and past participle of ensorcell.