Decoy and Plug

Decoy

Decoy noun - Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed.

Plug and decoy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plug" instead a noun "Decoy".

Nearby Words: decoyed, decoying

Plug

Plug noun - Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly.

Decoy and plug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decoy" instead a noun "Plug".

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

ordinary ordinary decoy ordinary plug
obvious obvious decoy obvious plug
blatant blatant decoy blatant plug
wooden wooden decoy wooden plug
Other adjectives: mechanical, random, literal, giant.
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