decoys
Meaning of decoys
plural noun
- a bird or mammal, or an imitation of one, used by hunters to attract other birds or mammals.
a decoy duck
- a pond from which narrow netted channels lead, into which wild duck may be enticed for capture.
- lure or entice (a person or animal) away from their intended course, typically into a trap.
they would try to decoy the enemy towards the hidden group
mid 16th century (earlier as coy ): from Dutch de kooi ‘the decoy’, from Middle Dutch de kouw ‘the cage’, from Latin cavea ‘cage’. decoy (sense 2 of the noun) is from the practice of using tamed ducks to lead wild ones along channels into captivity.
Information about decoys
- The singular form of decoys is: decoy.
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Hyphenation of decoys
de-coys
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- decoys is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
decoys synonyms
Meaning tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward:
Meaning attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage:
Meaning succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something:
Meaning persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery:
Meaning catch in or as in a trap:
Meaning entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise:
Meaning entice (someone) into sexual activity:
Meaning trick (someone) into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution:
Meaning catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare:
Meaning catch (an animal) in a trap:
Words that rhyme with decoys
coys, McCoys, accoys, canticoys, diddicoys, didicoys, diddycoys
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