intrigue /inˈtrēg/

1. Indirect or underhand scheming or plotting
2. A private scheme
3. The plot of a play or romance
4. A secret illicit love affair
5. Beguilement

To engage in intrigue

To puzzle, to fascinate

intrigant or intriguant /inˈtri-gant or ɛ̃-trē-gã/ noun (archaic)

A person who intrigues (also adjective)

inˈtrigante or inˈtriguante noun

A female intrigant (also adjective)

intriguˈer noun

intriguˈing adjective

intriguˈingly adverb

• have rocks in one's head
• havers
• haversack
• haversacks
• Haversian canals
• haversine
• haversines
• haves
• have seen service
• have shot one's bolt
• have someone by the balls
• have someone by the short and curlies
• have someone on toast
• have someone over a barrel
• have someone's back
• have someone's ear
• have someone's guts
• have someone's guts for garters
• have someone's measure
• have someone's number
• have something against
• have something going for one
• have taped
• have the advantage of
• have the ball at one's feet