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Definition decoy

Etymology

From Dutch de +‎ kooi, literally "the cage". Possibly related to verb coy (which itself may have been influenced by decoy).

Noun

decoy (plural decoys)

A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.

Verb

decoy (third-person singular simple present decoys, present participle decoying, simple past and past participle decoyed)

(transitive) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap.
(intransitive) To act as, or use, a decoy. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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13 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

ADRENALECTOMY 24

AERODYNAMICAL 24

ANECDOTICALLY 25

APERIODICALLY 24

BASIDIOMYCETE 25

CARBOHYDRASES 24

CARBOHYDRATES 24

CHLAMYDOSPORE 28

COLDHEARTEDLY 24

COMPENDIOUSLY 28

COMPLICATEDLY 30

CONSIDERATELY 21

CONSTRAINEDLY 22

COPOLYMERIZED 35

COUNTERMELODY 25

CRYOPRESERVED 26

CYCLODEXTRINS 31

CYCLOHEXIMIDE 35

CYSTICERCOIDS 25

DACTYLOLOGIES 23

DECARBOXYLASE 30

DECARBOXYLATE 30

DEINONYCHUSES 24

DEMAGOGICALLY 28

DEPRECATORILY 23

DISCRETIONARY 20

DOCUMENTARILY 25

DRYOPITHECINE 25

DYSMENORRHEIC 25

EDUCATIONALLY 23

ENCYCLOPAEDIA 27

ENCYCLOPAEDIC 30

ENCYCLOPEDIAS 27

ENCYCLOPEDISM 30

ENCYCLOPEDIST 27

ENDOCRINOLOGY 24

ENDOCYTOSISES 20

ENDOLYMPHATIC 29

ENDOSYMBIOTIC 26

FERROCYANIDES 23

GEOHYDROLOGIC 26

GLYCOPEPTIDES 28

HYDROCEPHALIC 30

HYDROCEPHALUS 28

HYDROCHLORIDE 25

HYDROCRACKERS 28

HYDROELECTRIC 25

HYDROMAGNETIC 27

HYDROTHORACES 23

HYPERPRODUCER 28

HYPOEUTECTOID 25

IDEOLOGICALLY 24

INCREDULOUSLY 24

INTOXICATEDLY 28

MASTOIDECTOMY 25

MOLLYCODDLERS 26

MONOCOTYLEDON 25

MONOGLYCERIDE 26

MYOCARDITISES 22

OLEANDOMYCINS 25

PEDAGOGICALLY 28

PEPTIDOGLYCAN 29

PERISSODACTYL 23

POLICYHOLDERS 26

POLYDACTYLIES 26

POSTSECONDARY 23

PREPONDERANCY 27

PSYCHOLOGISED 27

PSYCHOLOGIZED 36

RADIOACTIVELY 24

SYNECDOCHICAL 29

THERMODYNAMIC 28

THYMECTOMIZED 36

THYROIDECTOMY 26

UNCONCERNEDLY 27

12 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

ADOLESCENTLY 21

AERODYNAMICS 22

APERIODICITY 21

APPENDECTOMY 28

ARCHDEACONRY 24

BODYCHECKING 33

CADAVEROUSLY 24

CANDYFLOSSES 23

CARBOHYDRASE 23

CARBOHYDRATE 23

CARBOXYLATED 29

CHRYSOMELIDS 24

COCKEYEDNESS 26

CODEPENDENCY 27

COINCIDENTLY 24

COMMENDATORY 25

COMPRESSEDLY 25

CONDEMNATORY 23

CONFOUNDEDLY 26

CONSIDERABLY 23

CONVEYORISED 23

CONVEYORIZED 32

COORDINATELY 20

COTYLEDONARY 22

COUNTRYSIDES 20

CREDITWORTHY 23

CURMUDGEONLY 27

CYCADOPHYTES 28

CYCLODEXTRIN 30

CYCLOPAEDIAS 25

CYSTICERCOID 24

DECORATIVELY 23

DEMONIACALLY 24

DENUNCIATORY 21

DEPRECIATORY 21

DESPOTICALLY 23

DIALECTOLOGY 22

DICOTYLEDONS 21

DICTYOSTELES 19

DOMESTICALLY 23

DOXYCYCLINES 32

DYNAMOMETRIC 25

ELECTROLYZED 29

ELECTROTYPED 22

ENCYCLOPEDIA 26

ENCYCLOPEDIC 29

EPICYCLOIDAL 26

EPISODICALLY 23

FERROCYANIDE 22

GLYCOPEPTIDE 27

GLYCOSIDASES 21

GLYCOSYLATED 24

HEMODYNAMICS 27

HYDROCEPHALY 28

HYDROCRACKED 28

HYDROCRACKER 27

HYDROKINETIC 25

HYDROMANCIES 24

HYDROSPHERIC 25

HYPOTHECATED 25

INDECOROUSLY 21

INTERDICTORY 19

MENDACIOUSLY 24

METHODICALLY 25

MOLLYCODDLED 26

MOLLYCODDLER 25

MOLLYCODDLES 25

NONRESIDENCY 21

OCCIDENTALLY 24

OCTAHEDRALLY 22

OLEANDOMYCIN 24

PERIODICALLY 23

PHAGOCYTIZED 34

PHAGOCYTOSED 25

PHYLLOCLADES 26

POLICYHOLDER 25

POLYPEPTIDIC 28

PREDISCOVERY 25

PREDOMINANCY 26

PROCEDURALLY 24

PRODUCTIVELY 27

PRONOUNCEDLY 25

PSEUDOCYESES 22

PSEUDOCYESIS 22

PTERODACTYLS 22

RADIOECOLOGY 21

RADIOLUCENCY 24

REPRODUCIBLY 26

SACERDOTALLY 20

STAPEDECTOMY 24

SYNCHRONISED 22

SYNCHRONIZED 31

11 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

AERODYNAMIC 21

ANECDOTALLY 20

BENEDICTORY 21

BODYCHECKED 30

CARYOPSIDES 20

CHRYSOMELID 23

CLOUDLESSLY 21

COCKNEYFIED 28

COEMBODYING 26

COLLECTEDLY 23

COMEDICALLY 25

COMMENDABLY 28

CONCEITEDLY 22

CONCERTEDLY 22

CONFEDERACY 24

CONFESSEDLY 22

CONFIDENTLY 23

CONFIRMEDLY 25

CONNECTEDLY 23

CONTENTEDLY 20

COPYEDITING 23

COPYHOLDERS 23

COPYREADERS 20

COPYREADING 23

COPYRIGHTED 24

CORDWAINERY 21

CORYDALISES 18

COUNTRYFIED 22

COUNTRYSIDE 19

COUNTRYWIDE 22

CREDULOUSLY 21

CURRYCOMBED 27

CYCADOPHYTE 27

CYCLODIENES 22

CYCLOPAEDIA 24

CYCLOPEDIAS 24

CYCLOSTYLED 24

DECLAMATORY 21

DECLARATORY 18

DECRYPTIONS 21

DEINONYCHUS 22

DELICIOUSLY 20

DEMONICALLY 23

DEPRECATORY 20

DESPONDENCY 23

DICOTYLEDON 20

DICTYOSOMES 20

DICTYOSTELE 18

DISCOURTESY 18

DOCUMENTARY 22

DODECAPHONY 24

DOMESTICITY 20

DOXYCYCLINE 31

ENDOCYTOSES 18

ENDOCYTOSIS 18

ENDOCYTOTIC 21

EPICYCLOIDS 24

GLYCOSIDASE 20

GONADECTOMY 23

HEDONICALLY 22

HEMODYNAMIC 26

HONEYCOMBED 26

HYDROMETRIC 22

HYDROSPACES 22

HYPODERMICS 25

MALEDICTORY 21

MELODICALLY 23

MOLLYCODDLE 24

MOTORCYCLED 24

PERIODICITY 20

PHYLLOCLADE 25

POLYCHROMED 26

PREDICATORY 20

PTERODACTYL 21

RECODIFYING 23

RECONDITELY 19

REDISCOVERY 21

SCOUNDRELLY 21

SECONDARILY 19

SKYROCKETED 25

SYNECDOCHES 23

SYNECDOCHIC 26

TRAGICOMEDY 22

TYROCIDINES 18

UNCLOUDEDLY 23

VALEDICTORY 22

10 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

ADIPOCYTES 19

BODYCHECKS 28

CHALCEDONY 23

CLOUDBERRY 21

COCKEYEDLY 26

COEMPLOYED 23

COMMANDERY 23

COMPOSEDLY 23

CONCEDEDLY 22

CONFUSEDLY 22

CONSUMEDLY 22

COPYCATTED 22

COPYEDITED 20

COPYHOLDER 22

COPYREADER 19

CORDUROYED 18

COTYLEDONS 18

CYCADEOIDS 20

CYCLODIENE 21

CYCLOPEDIA 23

CYCLOPEDIC 26

DECOROUSLY 18

DECRYPTION 20

DEDICATORY 17

DICTYOSOME 19

DISECONOMY 20

DOOHICKEYS 22

ENDOPHYTIC 22

EPICYCLOID 23

ERGODICITY 18

GLYCOSIDES 19

HYDROCELES 19

HYDROSPACE 21

HYPODERMIC 24

IMMODERACY 22

MEDIOCRITY 19

PELECYPODS 23

POSTSYNCED 20

RECONVEYED 21

SYNCOPATED 20

SYNECDOCHE 22

TYROCIDINE 17

UNCONVOYED 23

9 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

ADIPOCYTE 18

BODYCHECK 27

BOYCOTTED 18

COMRADELY 19

COMRADERY 18

COPYDESKS 22

COPYEDITS 18

COPYREADS 18

CORDATELY 16

COTYLEDON 17

CROOKEDLY 20

CYCADEOID 19

DECRETORY 15

DEMOCRACY 21

DIRECTORY 15

DISCOVERY 19

DOOHICKEY 21

ECDYSONES 16

ENDOSCOPY 19

GLYCOSIDE 18

HYDROCELE 18

PELECYPOD 22

SECONDARY 16

SHYLOCKED 22

8 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

CARBOYED 17

COCKEYED 21

COEMBODY 20

CONDYLES 16

CONVEYED 19

CONVOYED 19

COPYDESK 21

COPYEDIT 17

COPYREAD 17

CORYMBED 20

CRAYONED 15

CYANOSED 15

DEACONRY 15

DECOYERS 14

DECOYING 17

DOCILELY 16

ECDYSONE 15

ECDYSONS 15

FORCEDLY 18

GYNECOID 17

JOCKEYED 27

MYCELOID 18

RECODIFY 17

SECONDLY 16

THEODICY 16

UNCLOYED 17

7 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

CONDYLE 15

COOEYED 13

COWEDLY 17

DECOYED 14

DECOYER 13

DOUCELY 15

ECDYSON 14

ZYDECOS 22

6 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

CLOYED 13

COMEDY 15

DECOYS 12

DIOECY 12

YOCKED 16

ZYDECO 21

5 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

COYED 11

DECOY 11

4 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

CODE 8

COED 8

DECO 8

3 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

COD 7

COY 8

DEY 6

DOC 7

DOE 4

DYE 6

ODE 4

YOD 6

2 letter words with the letters DECOY ↑

DE 3

DO 3

ED 3

OD 3

OE 2

OY 4

YE 4

YO 4

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