Fetch and Sleight

Fetch

Fetch noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: his latest fetch to win back his girlfriend smacks of desperation

Sleight and fetch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sleight" instead a noun "Fetch".

Nearby Words: fetching, fetched

Sleight

Sleight noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: must have employed some sophisticated sleight to con that wary couple out of their money

Fetch and sleight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fetch" instead a noun "Sleight".

Nearby Word: sleigh
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