alluring (verb)

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• alluring — 1. noun /ɚˈluɚ.rɪŋ,ɚˈlʊɚ.rɪŋ/ The action of the verb allure. 2. adjective /ɚˈluɚ.rɪŋ,ɚˈlʊɚ.rɪŋ/ Having the power to allure …   Wiktionary

• attract — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere, from ad + trahere to pull, draw Date: 15th century transitive verb to cause to approach or adhere: as a. to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself < a magnet… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Jehovah (Yahweh) —     Jehovah (Yahweh)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jehovah (Yahweh)     The proper name of God in the Old Testament; hence the Jews called it the name by excellence, the great name, the only name, the glorious and terrible name, the hidden and… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• chase — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French chace, from chacer Date: 13th century 1. a. the hunting of wild animals used with the b. the act of chasing ; pursuit c. an earnest or frenzied seeking after something desired 2. something… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Houri — In Islam, the hūr or hūrīyah (ArB|حورية‎) are described as (splendid) Muhammad Asad, The Message of the Qur an , Publisher: The Book Foundation; Bilingual edition (December 2003) Language: English, ISBN 1904510000,Chapter (Surah) An Naba (The… …   Wikipedia

• green — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English grene, from Old English grēne; akin to Old English grōwan to grow Date: before 12th century 1. of the color green 2. a. covered by green growth or foliage < green fields > b. of winter mild …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• witch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wicche, from Old English wicca, masculine, wizard & wicce, feminine, witch; akin to Middle High German wicken to bewitch, Old English wigle divination, and perhaps to Old High German wīh holy more at victim Date …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• pimp — /pɪmp / (say pimp) noun 1. someone who solicits for a prostitute, or brothel; a procurer. 2. a contemptible person. 3. an informer; a tale bearer. –verb (i) 4. to procure; pander. 5. to inform; tell tales. –adjective 6. Colloquial fashionably… …  

• glamour — also glamor noun Etymology: Scots glamour, alteration of English grammar; from the popular association of erudition with occult practices Date: 1715 1. a magic spell < the girls appeared to be under a glamour Llewelyn Powys > 2. an exciting and… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• allure — I. transitive verb (allured; alluring) Etymology: Middle English aluren, from Middle French alurer, from Old French, from a (from Latin ad ) + lure, leure lure more at lure Date: 15th century to entice by charm or attraction Synonyms: see attract …   New Collegiate Dictionary