Legerdemain
Legerdemain noun - The art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment.
Ploy and legerdemain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Legerdemain".
Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party
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Legerdemain and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Legerdemain" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed
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