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ruses
/ˈɹuzɪz/
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What does ruses mean?
noun
- plural of ruse
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of ruse
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹuzɪz/
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No little amusement --for such it was to me--has been afforded me by the many ruses they have adopted to prevent it.
"Each has its ruses of war, its methods of attack, its methods of killing."
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And have your masks and your ruses, that ye may be mistaken for what you are, or somewhat feared!
Isolated fishing vessels always were kept under close observation, for one of the many ruses of the submarine was to adopt the disguise of a harmless fishing boat with masts and sails.
If his object in encouraging this vice was to make people forget his proscriptions and to create a diversion in his favour, the artifice may be considered equal to any of the political ruses of this astute ruler, whose false virtues were for a long time vaunted only through ignorance, or in order to flatter his imitators.