wile

«wile» in Mova's judaism dictionary: clever tricks or charming ways used to persuade or fool… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a wile, wiles — usually plural); verb (wile away — rare, usually "while away")

meaning for a pupil

Wiles are clever tricks or charming ways used to persuade or fool someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and fairy tales it describes clever tricksters like foxes, witches or charming villains. Phrases: use all your wiles, feminine wiles (old-fashioned).

examples

• The fox used all his wiles to trick the crow. tree →
• Despite her wiles, the guard did not let her in. tree →
• The cat used its wiles to get an extra treat. tree →
• Odysseus was famous for his wiles. tree →
• He fell for the trickster's wiles. tree →
• Only have a care of that money-lender, for even magic is not proof against their wiles!" tree →

note

Usually plural: wiles. Adjective: wily (clever and tricky, like a wily fox). Homophone: while (time). "While away the hours" is the usual spelling, though "wile away" is also seen.

In the corpora

• In the Road Runner cartoons the bird says «meep meep» and leaves Wile E.
• In Looney Tunes the Road Runner zooms off in a cloud of dust, says «meep meep», and Wile E.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wile» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.