ploy, gambit, stratagem
(noun) a maneuver in a game or conversation
gambit, ploy
(noun) an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ploy (countable and uncountable, plural ploys)
A tactic, strategy, or gimmick.
(UK, Scotland, dialect) Sport; frolic.
(obsolete) Employment.
ploy (third-person singular simple present ploys, present participle ploying, simple past and past participle ployed)
(military) To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision.
• deploy
• -poly, poly, poly-
Source: Wiktionary
Ploy, n.
Definition: Sport; frolic. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Ploy, v. i. Etym: [Prob. abbrev. fr. deploy.] (Mil.)
Definition: To form a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision; -- the opposite of deploy. Wilhelm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
