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Wile — Wile, n. [OE. wile, AS. w[=i]l; cf. Icel. v?l, v[ae]l. Cf. {Guile}.] A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement. [1913 Webster] Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WILE — can refer to:* WILE (AM), a radio station at 1270 AM licensed to Cambridge, Ohio * WILE FM, a radio station at 97.7 FM licensed to Byesville, Ohio … Wikipedia
wile — mid 12c., wil wile, trick, perhaps from O.N.Fr. *wile (O.Fr. guile), or directly from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. vel trick, craft, fraud, vela defraud ). Perhaps ultimately related to O.E. wicca wizard (see WICCA (Cf. Wicca)). Lighter sense… … Etymology dictionary
Wile — Wile, v. t. 1. To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure. [R.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to cause to pass pleasantly. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wile — n artifice, feint, ruse, maneuver, *trick, stratagem, gambit, ploy Analogous words: *deception, fraud, trickery, chicanery, chicane: cunning, *deceit, duplicity, dissimulation, guile wile vb *while, beguile, fleet Analogous words: see those at … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wile — wile·ly; wile; … English syllables
wile — [wīl] n. [ME < Late OE wil < OE wigle, magic, divination, akin to wiglian, to take auspices, wicce, WITCH] 1. a sly trick; deceitful artifice; stratagem 2. a beguiling or coquettish trick usually used in pl. 3. Now Rare craftiness; guile vt … English World dictionary
wile — index artifice, bunko, contrivance, deception, device (contrivance), false pretense, hoax, imposture … Law dictionary
wile — [n] cunning angle, artfulness, artifice, cheating, chicane, chicanery, con*, contrivance, craft, craftiness, deceit, deception, device, dishonesty, dissimulation, dodge, feint, flimflam*, fraud, gambit, game, gimmick, guile, hoax, horseplay,… … New thesaurus
Wile — This unusual and interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and derives from the late Olde English pre 7th Century wil , mechanical contrivance, trick (Middle English wile ), ultimately from the Old Scandinavian vel , trick, also used in the… … Surnames reference
wile — /wuyl/, n., v., wiled, wiling. n. 1. a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device. 2. wiles, artful or beguiling behavior. 3. deceitful cunning; trickery. v.t. 4. to beguile, entice, or lure (usually fol. by away, from,… … Universalium
