Lack
Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.
Trick
Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
How words are described
| similar | similar lack | similar trick |
| usual | usual lack | usual trick |
| certain | certain lack | certain trick |
| obvious | obvious lack | obvious trick |
| Other adjectives: simple, actual, real, great, dangerous, infamous, personal, new, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
| system | lack system | trick system |
| time | lack time | trick time |
| characters | lack characters | trick characters |
| powers | lack powers | trick powers |
Both words in one sentence
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If you lack a silenced pistol, using one of the throw pillows should do the trick.
Source: Video Game / Hitman: Contracts -
Floating Limbs describes a somewhat rare Lazy Artist trick for arms and legs (or lack thereof).
Source: Floating Limbs - Though he couldn't have pulled this trick again on the same island (and would need to adjust the plan for a lack of a hypnotist), no one else knew he was alive and he could have tried elsewhere.
Source: It Only Works Once
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