Ruse Definition

ro͝oz, ro͝os
noun
A stratagem, trick, or artifice.
Webster's New World

A trick.

Wiktionary

Guile.

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Other Word Forms of Ruse

Noun

Singular:
ruse
Plural:
ruses

Origin of Ruse

  • Middle English detour, dodging from Old French from ruser to drive back rush1

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

  • From Middle English, from Old French ruse (“evasive movements of a pursued animal"), with conflicting Latin origins.

    From Wiktionary

Ruse Sentence Examples

  • It was only a ruse to get her alone.

  • Damian gritted his teeth, remembering how tempted he'd been by the same ruse a few nights before.

  • Was he gold digging, or was it simply a ruse to spend the night?

  • The ruse is an especially important part of the 21st surprise party.

  • It was simply a ruse to keep her from exploring that path and what lay beyond.

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Words Starting With

RRURUS

Words Ending With

ESEUSE

Unscrambles

ruse

Words Starting With R and Ending With E

Starts With R & Ends With EStarts With RU & Ends With EStarts With R & Ends With SE

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With R4 Letter Words Ending With E