wile (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *wile*:
NOUN	act	wile, trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, shenanigan	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

wile > pronunciation
Sounds	way'l
Rhymes	aisle ... worthwhile: 64 rhymes with ayl...

English > *wile*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
Synonyms	trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, shenanigan
Narrower	fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on	Something intended to deceive
Narrower	jugglery	artful trickery designed to achieve an end
Broader	deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation	The act of deceiving / deceiving
Spanish	ardid, argucia, arte, artería, astucia, embaucamiento, engaño, estratagema, farfolla, fullería, picaresca, sofisma, treta
Catalan	ardit, arteria, art, astúcia, engalipada, estratagema, farfolla, sofisma
Adjectives	wily	marked by skill in deception

HyperDic: wile