Decoy word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "decoy" word

[noun] something used to lure victims into danger
[noun] a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot)
[verb] lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy

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\De*coy"\ (d[-e]*koi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decoyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decoying}.] [Pref. de- + coy; orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See {Coy}.] To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net. Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy. --Thomson. E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy. --Goldsmith. Syn: To entice; tempt; allure; lure. See {Allure}.
\De*coy"\, n. 1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait. 2. A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot. 3. A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them. 4. A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection.

Synonyms for decoy

bait, lure, steerer

Related terms: allure, attract, attraction, birdlime, cajole, chicane, come-on man, deathtrap, entangle, enticement, flirt with, give the come-on, hook in, lure, mesh, plant, seducement, snare, spring gun, stool pigeon, tempt, trap

The fun area, different aproach to word »decoy«

Let's analyse "decoy" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YOCED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1340 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. . -.-. --- -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: decoy: 5 + 6 = 11, reduced: 11 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: decoy: 4 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 7 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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