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



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