Definition of lure

"lure" in the noun sense

1. lure, enticement, come-on

qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward

2. bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener

anything that serves as an enticement

3. bait, decoy, lure

something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

"lure" in the verb sense

1. entice, lure, tempt

provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

"He lured me into temptation"

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Quotations for lure

Time stoops to no man's lure. [ Swinburne ]

But should you lure
From his dark haunt, beneath the tangled roots
Of pendent trees, the monarch of the brook,
Behooves you then to ply your finest art. [ Thomson ]

Economy is an excellent lure to betray people into expense. [ Zimmermann ]

Hope is a lure. There is no hand that can retain a wave or a shadow. [ Victor Hugo ]

Example is a hazardous lure: where the wasp gets through, the gnat sticks. [ La Fontaine ]

lure in Scrabble®

The word lure is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 4

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lure in Words With Friends™

The word lure is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters lure:

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Word Growth involving lure

Shorter words in lure

re

Longer words containing lure

allure allured

allure allurement allurements

allure allurer allurers

allure allures

craquelure craquelures

failure failures nonfailures

failure nonfailure nonfailures

glycolylurea

lured allured

lurer allurer allurers

lurer lurers allurers

lures allures

lures craquelures

lures failures nonfailures

phenylethylmalonylurea

phenylurea diphenylurea diphenylureas

phenylurea phenylureas diphenylureas

sulfonylurea sulfonylureas

sulphonylurea sulphonylureas