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enticementnounThe act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting.
temptverb(transitive) To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
enticeverb(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
come-onnoun(informal) A statement or sometimes an action reflecting sexual or romantic interest.
decoynounA person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
hooknounA rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
sweetenernounSomething added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.
baitnounAny substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
attractionsnounThe tendency to attract.
attractsverb(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
baitsnounAny substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
decoysnounA person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
enticesverb(transitive) To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
flaresnounBell-bottoms, pants with flared legs.
jigsnouna dansband, established in 1966 in Trollhättan, Sweden.
trolledverbSenses relating to a rolling motion.
weedlessLacking weeds.
needlefishnounAny of certain species of slender fish, principally of the family Belonidae, many usually found in shallow marine habitats.
bobbersnoun(fishing) A buoyant device (frequently made of cork or hollow plastic) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the line with the hook (and bait or lure) above the bottom.
trollingnounThe act of one who trolls (in various senses of provoking others).

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