We have spotted DECOY (5 Letters) a total of 14 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with DECOY and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
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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. |
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Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that deceives
and misleads into danger, or into the power of an enemy; a bait. |
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A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice
other fowl into a net or within shot. |
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A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in
order to take or shoot them. |
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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. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
Usage among publishers:
- Crosswords with Friends: Dec 30, 2023
- Newsday: Oct 25, 2023
- Crosswords with Friends: Sep 8, 2023
- LA Times: Jul 24, 2023
- Universal: Jul 16, 2023
- Newsday: Jul 15, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Jul 7, 2023
- Universal: Jun 20, 2023
- Universal: Jan 10, 2023
- USA Today: Nov 12, 2022
- Eugene Sheffer: Aug 4, 2022
- Crosswords with Friends: May 17, 2022
- Universal: Feb 19, 2022
