wiles

US: /ˈwaɪɫz/
UK: /wˈa‍ɪlz/


English Vietnamese dictionary


wile /wail/
  • danh từ
    • mưu mẹo, mưu chước
      • the wiles of the devil: mưu ma chước quỷ
  • ngoại động từ
    • lừa, dụ, dụ dỗ
      • to wile into: dụ vào
    • to wile away the time
      • giết thì giờ

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[pl.] (written) clever tricks that sb uses in order to get what they want or to make sb behave in a particular way: She used all her feminine wiles on Sam in order to get her way.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
Often, wiles. trick, stratagem, ruse, artifice, subterfuge, dodge, trap, snare, manoeuvre, ploy, contrivance, move, gambit, plot, scheme, machination, Colloq (little) game:
You won't get far trying to work your wiles on me, young lady.

Concise English dictionary


wailz
+Plural form of wile
wiles|wiled|wilingwaɪl
noun
+the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)