1. ruse - Noun
2. ruse - Verb
3. Ruse - Proper noun
An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI wasn't gifted. Mom was wrong. I was just smart and I worked hard. I had fooled myself into thinking that was something important to the rest of the world. Other people were complicit in this ruse. Nobody had told me I was common. Ned Vizzini
Nature hides her secrets because of her essential loftiness, but not by means of ruse. Albert Einstein
Ruse the fair day at even. Scottish Proverb
Ruse the Ford, as ye find it. Scottish Proverb
Both series featured four youths with a dog, and the Famous Five stories would often revolve around a mystery which would invariably turn out not to be supernaturally based, but simply a ruse to disguise the villain's true intent. Source: Internet
”A phishing scam involves an unsolicited email, text, WhatsApp or phonecall from someone claiming to be from a legitimate organisation, and is a ruse for the individual to gain access to personal information,” gardaí said. Source: Internet