gull
Coastal white bird
A gull is a seabird with long wings, webbed feet, and typically gray and white plumage—the birds that wheel and cry over harbors, beaches, and parking lots.
Seagull is the common name, though gulls range far inland.
To gull someone is to deceive or trick them, treating them as credulous: He was gulled into signing away his inheritance.
A gull in this sense is a dupe.
Fork-tailed ocean bird
- kittiwakeSmall cliff-dwelling gull
- coastalOf the shoreline
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- beachSandy waterside margin
pier · harbor · wharf · seaside · maritime · squawk · cry · wingspan
Deliberate deception
- deceiveCause false belief
- foolUnwise, gullible person
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
swindle · con · defraud · mislead · cheat · sucker · mark · victim
tern
Fork-tailed ocean bird
beach · pier · harbor · wharf · seaside · maritime · squawk · cry · wingspan · webbed feet
trick
Deliberate deception
bamboozle · swindle · con · defraud · mislead · cheat · sucker · mark · victim · taken in
soar
Ascend to heights
thermal · updraft · wingspan · aerial · airborne · circling · wheeling · effortless · coasting · riding the wind
scavenge
Gather from waste
- opportunistOne exploiting circumstances
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- garbageDiscarded waste material
landfill · refuse · picnic · boardwalk · chips · fries · leftovers · crumbs · forage · steal
- coastal wildlifepelican, grey seal, sandpiper, dolphin, sea turtle
- sandy shoresandcastle, dune, seashell, driftwood, footprint
- seabirdspenguin, penguins, pelican, pelicans, albatross
- waterbirdsducks, auk, geese, bittern, swans
- Baltic wildlifegrey seal, harbor seal, herring, cod, flounder
- beach scavengerscrab, hermit crab, ghost crab, fiddler crab, shore crab
gullundeceive
Correct a false belief
disabuse · disillusion · enlighten · reveal · expose
- sea gullCoastal scavenging bird
- gull wingRoof-hinged vehicle door
- gully washerBrief, violent rainstorm
- herring gullLarge gray-and-white coastal gull
- stuck in someone's gulletCauses lasting resentment
- sticks in someone's gulletRemains annoyingly unacceptable
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