WILES
Proper noun
Wiles
A surname. A patronymic form of Wile.
Anagrams
• Lewis, Liews, Weils, lewis, lweis, wesil
Noun
wiles
plural of wile
Anagrams
• Lewis, Liews, Weils, lewis, lweis, wesil
Source: Wiktionary
WILE
Wile, n. Etym: [OE. wile, AS. wil; cf. Icel. v, væl. Cf. Guile.]
Definition: A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a
sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against
the wiles of the devil. Eph. vi. 11.
Not more almighty to resist our might, Than wise to frustrate all our
plots and wiles. Milton.
Wile, v. t.
1. To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure. [R.]
Spenser.
2. To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while away; to
cause to pass pleasantly. Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition