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LURES
LURE
bait, decoy, lure
(noun) something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
lure, enticement, come-on
(noun) qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener
(noun) anything that serves as an enticement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
lures
plural of lure
Anagrams
• Ruels, Rules, luser, rules
Source: Wiktionary
LURE
Lure, n. Etym: [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure, decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure, carrion.]
1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks. Shak.
2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy. Milton.
3. (Hat Making)
Definition: A velvet smoothing brush. Knight.
Lure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lured; p. pr. & vb. n. Luring.] Etym: [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See Lure, n.]
Definition: To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract. I am not lured with love. Piers Plowman. And various science lures the learned eye. Gay.
Lure, v. i.
Definition: To recall a hawk or other animal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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