Definitions from Wiktionary (wile)
▸ noun: (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
▸ verb: (transitive) To entice or lure.
▸ noun: A surname transferred from the nickname.
▸ noun: (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
▸ verb: Misspelling of while (“to pass the time”). [(transitive, now only in combination with away; see also while away) To pass (time) idly.]
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▸ noun: (usually in the plural) A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
▸ verb: (transitive) To entice or lure.
▸ noun: A surname transferred from the nickname.
▸ noun: (rare) A male given name transferred from the surname.
▸ verb: Misspelling of while (“to pass the time”). [(transitive, now only in combination with away; see also while away) To pass (time) idly.]
Similar:
chicanery,
shenanigan,
trickery,
guile,
stratagem,
artifice,
brain trick,
subtility,
device,
ruse,
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