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Wile Common

Wile has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

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Noun
1

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

2

A trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice

Verb
1

To entice or lure

2

Misspelling of while (“to pass the time”).

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from nicknames​.

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