Lure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward.
  • n. An attraction or appeal.
  • n. A decoy used in catching animals, especially an artificial bait used in catching fish.
  • n. A bunch of feathers attached to a long cord, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
  • v. To attract by wiles or temptation; entice.
  • v. To recall (a falcon) with a lure.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
  • n. An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
  • n. A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
  • v. To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
  • v. To recall a hawk with a lure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.
  • n. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
  • n. A velvet smoothing brush.
  • v. To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.
  • verb-intransitive. To recall a hawk or other animal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In falconry, a decoy used to recall the hawk to its perch on the fist.
  • n. In heraldry, the representation of a lure with a line or leash at the end of which is a hawk's bell.
  • n. In angling, an artificial as distinguished from a natural bait; something to attract a fish which the fish cannot eat.
  • n. Any means of enticement; anything that attracts by the prospect of pleasure or profit.
  • n. An enticing action or display; allurement; enticement; temptation.
  • To call; utter a peculiar call or cry, as in attracting an animal.
  • To attract as by a falconer's lure and call; decoy; entice by the display of something.
  • To allure; entice; invite by anything that promises pleasure or profit.
  • Synonyms Entice, Decoy, etc. See allure.
  • n. An ancient form of trumpet still in use in Scandinavia, having a curved tube several feet long, used for calling cattle, and by traveling parties as a signal.
  • n. Same as lore.
  • n. A Middle English form of leer.
  • n. In hat-manuf., same as looer.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
  • v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
  • n. something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed
  • n. anything that serves as an enticement
  • Verb Form
    lured    lures    luring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    lures   
    Form
    lured    luring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    decoy    entice    attract   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baldur    Bloor    Moor    Moore    Muir    Ruhr    Ur    allure    assure    bonjour   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    allure    bait    snare    wiles    attraction    fascination    seduction    temptation    glamour    compulsion