Mousetrap
West End marathon
A mousetrap is a device for catching or killing mice, typically a spring-loaded mechanism that snaps shut when triggered.
The word extends to any trap or scheme designed to catch someone unawares: The police set up a mousetrap for the drug dealers.
To mousetrap is to lure someone into a trap.
Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door suggests that superior products succeed on their own merit.
Calculated deceptive tactic
- lureThing that tempts
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- stingSharp wound from insect
- setupHow something is arranged
ambush · snare · decoy · bait · trick · operation · undercover · investigation
Flat rigid panel
- HasbroAmerican toy conglomerate
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- plasticCapable of being molded
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
crank · boot · cage · diver · bathtub · chute · gears · children
Something unexplained or unknown
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- LondonEngland's capital city
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- longest-runningOperating for greatest duration
whodunit · stage · detective · murder · cast · performance · theater · suspense
Of higher quality
- buildCreate a structure
- inventionNew device or method
- innovationCreating something original
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
success · Emerson · proverb · saying · improvement · world · door · ingenuity
ploy
Calculated deceptive tactic
- lureThing that tempts
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- stingSharp wound from insect
setup · ambush · snare · decoy · bait · trick · operation · undercover · investigation · evidence
snap
Sudden sharp sound
trigger · pedal · catch · wire · wooden · Victor · pest · rodent · kill · humane
board
Flat rigid panel
- HasbroAmerican toy conglomerate
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
- plasticCapable of being molded
marble · crank · boot · cage · diver · bathtub · chute · gears · children · turn
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- LondonEngland's capital city
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
longest-running · whodunit · stage · detective · murder · cast · performance · theater · suspense · twist
better
Of higher quality
- buildCreate a structure
- inventionNew device or method
- innovationCreating something original
entrepreneur · success · Emerson · proverb · saying · improvement · world · door · ingenuity · patent
- tabletop gamesboard games, board game, card games, card game, backgammon
- British TheatreWest End, Macbeth, Globe, King Lear, pantomime
- submarine warfaresubmarine, submarines, torpedo, U-boat, sonar
- play-within-a-play
- amusementsarcade, carnivals, pinball machine, fairs, ferris wheel
- 90s ToysFurby, Tamagotchi, Skip-It, Super Soaker, Tickle Me Elmo
- build a better mousetrapImprove on existing solutions
- The MousetrapDevice for catching mice