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Wiles — is a family name. For its etymology, meaning, related names, and translations, see Wiktionary. People commonly known by the family name Wiles include: * Andrew Wiles, British mathematician who proved Fermat s Last Theorem * Archie Wiles,… … Wikipedia
Wiles — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Andrew Wiles (* 1953), britischer Mathematiker Archie Wiles (1892–1957), Cricketspieler aus Barbados, der für Trinidad spielte Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861–1948), US amerikanischer Maler Jason Wiles (* 1970) … Deutsch Wikipedia
wiles — [waılz] n [plural] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from an unrecorded Old North French wile (singular), from Old French guile; GUILE] clever talk or tricks used to persuade someone to do what you want ▪ It was impossible to resist her feminine… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wiles — index knavery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wiles — [ waılz ] noun plural ways of persuading or tricking someone so that they do what you want … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wiles — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ devious or cunning stratagems. ORIGIN perhaps related to an Old Norse word meaning craft … English terms dictionary
wiles — n tricks, stratagems, ruses, ploys, devices, contrivances, guile, manoeuvres, subterfuge, cunning, deceit, deception, cheating, trickery, fraud, craftiness, artfulness, chicanery COLLOQ. dodges ≠ guilelessness * * * [plural noun] trickery,… … Useful english dictionary
wiles — [[t]wa͟ɪlz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu supp N, N of n Wiles are clever tricks that people, especially women, use to persuade other people to do something. She claimed that women use their feminine wiles to get on … English dictionary
Wiles — Recorded in many spellings including While, Whiles, Willas, Wiles, Willes, Wills, Willys, Williss, Willos and Wileson, this is an English patronymic surname. It is however arguably of early Germanic or Anglo Saxon pre 7th century origins deriving … Surnames reference
wiles — noun (plural) clever talk or tricks used to persuade someone to do what you want: She used all her wiles to coax a young man to help her escape … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
