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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhm-on, -awn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌmˌɒn, -ˌɔn



Definition of come-on

  • noun bait
Example sentences :
  • With their body-tremors they are giving the "come-on" signal to the workers.
  • Extract from : « The Brain » by Alexander Blade
  • He was also pitching a come-on at Brinker, for he'd seen him with some letters while they were prisoners.
  • Extract from : « Comet's Burial » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
  • But I'm not such a come-on as to hand you half a million or so and get a promise in return.
  • Extract from : « Personality Plus » by Edna Ferber
  • It can't be possible that a seasoned veteran of two years' experience can pick up points from a come-on?
  • Extract from : « The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron » by Graham B. Forbes
  • A small American brig, which was not deemed fit to double the capes, and to come-on a stormy coast, was on sale.
  • Extract from : « The Crater » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The guy, or the come-on, as the victim was styled in the swindlers argot, when he appeared was handled in various ways.
  • Extract from : « Mysteries of Police and Crime » by Arthur Griffiths
  • From the lips of the Mud Turtle, who had silently joined the group, came a come-on verdict.
  • Extract from : « Lady Luck » by Hugh Wiley
  • “Not this morning,” returned Wallingford, accepting his rôle of derided “come-on” with smiling fortitude.
  • Extract from : « Young Wallingford » by George Randolph Chester

Synonyms for come-on

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