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decoy

Best crossword clue

"Lure"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈdiːkɔɪ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cdeoyStarts with DEnds with Y2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

Word origin

From Dutch de + kooi, literally "the cage". Possibly related to verb coy (which itself may have been influenced by decoy).

Used in a sentence

  • 2002, Robotech: Battlecry – Guide and Walkthrough Just every 5 seconds or so shoot out a decoy near the Cats Eye and the enemies will aim for that instead of the Cats Eye.
  • to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net
  • E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, / The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Lure5 letters
02Bait5 letters

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