Associations to the word «Decoy»
Noun
- Missile
- Trap
- Radar
- Warhead
- Target
- Lure
- Launcher
- Fleet
- Flare
- Duck
- Leyte
- Bird
- Sonar
- Boat
- Quail
- Bait
- Torpedo
- Carver
- Drone
- Carving
- Ambush
- Ruse
- Seeker
- Interceptor
- Intercept
- Buoy
- Deception
- Fowl
- Distraction
- Receptor
- Balloon
- Gryphon
- Fuchs
- Submarine
- Airfield
- Peep
- Flora
- Goose
- Mk
- Ale
- Reflector
- Ligand
- Snare
- Hulk
- Launching
- Barricade
- Zodiac
- Battleship
- Sensor
- Payload
- Conformation
- Bomber
- Fury
- Disguise
- Penetration
- Buffy
- Pod
- Pk
- Tracking
- Havre
- Booster
- Destroyer
- Laser
- Convoy
- Smuggler
- Warfare
- Hms
- Android
- Cruiser
Adjective
Wiktionary
DECOY, noun. A person or object meant to lure something to danger.
DECOY, noun. A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
DECOY, verb. To act or use a decoy.
DECOY, verb. (transitive) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
Dictionary definition
DECOY, noun. A beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot).
DECOY, noun. Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed.
DECOY, verb. Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.