What is another word for lures?

Pronunciation: [lˈʊ͡əz] (IPA)

Lures are a type of bait that are used to attract fish and other animals. There are many different synonyms for the word lure, including bait, decoy, enticement, temptation, inducement, allurement, and attraction. Each of these words has slightly different connotations and uses, but they all refer to something that is used to attract or entice another creature. Lures can be made of different materials, such as metal, plastic, or natural materials like feathers or fur. They can also be designed in different shapes and sizes to mimic different types of prey or to appeal to specific types of fish or animals.

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Usage examples for Lures

And he read for her the last verse:- "And yet, could I live it over, This life that stirs my brain, Could I be both maiden and lover, Moon and tide, bee and clover, As I seem to have been, once again, Could I but speak it and show it, This pleasure more sharp than pain, That baffles and lures me so, The world should once more have a poet, Such as it had In the ages glad, Long ago!"
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Because I like where it says: 'This pleasure more sharp than pain, That baffles and lures me so.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
The thing that lures many on is the increased sales.
"Dollars and Sense"
Col. Wm. C. Hunter

Famous quotes with Lures

  • It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
    Buddha
  • Association with human beings lures one into self-observation.
    Franz Kafka
  • The many magazines, ranging from pulp to slick, that used to serve as both farm teams for writers and lures to readers, with hundreds of short stories every month, don't exist. Most of the doors for new people have been sealed.
    Donald E. Westlake
  • Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo Fear of falling No, Vertigo is something other than fear of falling. It is the voice of the emptiness below us which tempts and lures us, it is the desire to fall, against which, terrified, we defend ourselves.
    Milan Kundera
  • It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
    Buddha

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