Decoy and Stick

Decoy

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

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Stick and decoy are semantically related. in bait topic. In some cases you can use "Stick" instead a noun "Decoy".

Nearby Words: decoyed, decoying

Stick noun - A long thin implement resembling a length of wood.

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Decoy and stick are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Decoy" with "Stick", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: sticker, sticky, sticking, stickily

pure	pure decoy	pure stick
ordinary	ordinary decoy	ordinary stick
short	short decoy	short stick
single	single decoy	single stick
Other adjectives: actual, wooden, random, literal, handy, giant.

decoy bomb

stick bomb

When Moriarty flips through the decoy notebook Holmes left, he finds a flip-book cartoon of a stick man fishing up a shark only to get eaten by it, leaving the words Be Careful What You Fish For!

Source: Film / Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Shmuck Bait: The Sniper Decoy that Scouts can use, which is a fake head on a stick.

Source: Video Game / Battlefield 1
The "decoy hat on a stick" and the "Visited the Indians hat" are also prevalent.

Source: Hat Damage

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