Sleight
Trick
Trick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Usage example: her husband used every trick in the book to get out of appearing in his parish's fashion show
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- The Orange Tree trick, for instance is a real trick involving an unbelievably complicated clockwork setup, some sleight of hand, and real oranges pinned to the clockwork tree.
Source: Magicians Are Wizards -
They showed a simple sleight-of-hand trick, with the twist that a key element of the trick required invoking the power of Satan.
Source: And Knowing Is Half the Battle -
When he has to go all-out against stronger opponents later in the series, we see him fighting using sleight of hand to trick his opponents.
Source: The Gambler
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