Bluff
Bluff noun - A steep wall of rock, earth, or ice.
Decoy
Decoy noun - Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed.
Nearby Words: decoyed, decoying
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| pure | pure bluff | pure decoy |
| obvious | obvious bluff | obvious decoy |
| real | real bluff | real decoy |
| double | double bluff | double decoy |
| Other adjectives: intentional, unintentional, giant. | ||
Common collocations
| enemies | bluff enemies | decoy enemies |
Both words in one sentence
- Confusing things further, his people have set up a cunning double bluff where he's officially the leader, meaning that everyone assumes he's the decoy, and the "minor official" he consults with (the actual decoy) is the real leader.
Source: Decoy Leader - Relying in part on Patton's trademark image and bluster—along with decoy trucks and tanks—to bluff the Axis into believing that the Allies were going to land at Calais rather than their actual target, Normandy.
Source: Crazy Awesome / Real Life -
Bluff the Eavesdropper: Intelligence officer Toulouse sets the story in motion by telling his lieutenant that a 'super agent' is arriving to blow the lid off his in-house rival's operations, knowing his rival is listening in and will expose his operatives by going after the decoy Toulouse sets up.
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