Lure Definition

lo͝or
lured, lures, luring
noun
lures
Anything that so attracts or tempts.
Webster's New World
The power of attracting, tempting, or enticing.
The lure of the stage.
Webster's New World
An attraction or appeal.
Living on the ocean has a lure for many retirees.
American Heritage
A device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in falconry to recall the hawk.
Webster's New World
A bait for animals; esp., an artificial one used in fishing.
Webster's New World
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verb
lured, lures, luring
To attract, tempt, or entice.
Webster's New World
To recall (a falcon) with a lure.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Lure

Noun

Singular:
lure
Plural:
lures

Origin of Lure

  • Anglo-Norman lure, from Old French loirre (Modern French leurre), from Frankish lothr, from Proto-Germanic *lōþr-. Compare English allure, from Old French.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Anglo-Norman of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lure Sentence Examples

  • Jackson frantically searched his mind for ways to lure him away from here.

  • You can always walk away, she told him, repeating the words Darkyn used to lure her into the deal they made originally.

  • At the very beginning of the war our armies were divided, and our sole aim was to unite them, though uniting the armies was no advantage if we meant to retire and lure the enemy into the depths of the country.

  • And it had been Katie who sent him that picture - to lure him up here?

  • The angler is believed to attract other fishes by means of its lure, and then to seize them with its enormous jaws.

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Words Starting With

LLULUR

Words Ending With

EREURE

Unscrambles

lure

Words Starting With L and Ending With E

Starts With L & Ends With EStarts With LU & Ends With EStarts With L & Ends With RE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With L4 Letter Words Ending With E