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ruse

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ruse (noun)
  2. Ruse (geographical name)
  3. ruse de guerre (foreign term)

ruse

noun \ˈrüs, ˈrüz\

Definition of RUSE

: a wily subterfuge
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Examples of RUSE

  1. His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.

Origin of RUSE

French, from Old French, roundabout path taken by fleeing game, trickery, from reuser
First Known Use: 1625

Rhymes with RUSE

crouse, crus, cruse, deuce, douce, goose, juice, loose, moose, mousse, noose, nous, puce, rhus, Russ, schuss, Seuss, sluice, spruce, truce, use, Zeus

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