Trick vs. Trickery

Tricknoun

Something designed to fool or swindle.

Tricknoun

A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.

Tricknoun

An entertaining difficult physical action.

Tricknoun

An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.

Tricknoun

Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.

Tricknoun

(dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.

Tricknoun

A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

Tricknoun

(card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.

Tricknoun

(slang) An act of prostitution. Generally used with turn.

Tricknoun

(slang) A customer to a prostitute.

Tricknoun

A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.

Tricknoun

(nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.

Tricknoun

A toy; a trifle; a plaything.

Trickverb

(transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

Trickverb

(heraldry) To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).

Trickverb

To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.

Trickadjective

(slang) Stylish or cool.

Tricknoun

An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.

Tricknoun

A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.

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Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.

Tricknoun

A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.

Tricknoun

A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

Tricknoun

The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.

Tricknoun

A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, - usually two hours.

Tricknoun

A toy; a trifle; a plaything.

Trickverb

To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.

Trickverb

To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; - often followed by up, off, or out.

Trickverb

To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.

Tricknoun

a cunning or deceitful action or device;

Tricknoun

a period of work or duty

Tricknoun

an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent;

Tricknoun

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Tricknoun

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Trickverb

deceive somebody;

Tricknoun

a cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone

Tricknoun

a mischievous practical joke

Tricknoun

an illusion

Tricknoun

a skilful act performed for entertainment or amusement

Tricknoun

a clever or particular way of doing something

Tricknoun

a peculiar or characteristic habit or mannerism

Tricknoun

(in bridge, whist, and similar card games) a sequence of cards forming a single round of play. One card is laid down by each player, the highest card being the winner.

Tricknoun

a prostitute's client.

Tricknoun

a sailor's turn at the helm, usually lasting for two or four hours.

Trickverb

cunningly deceive or outwit

Trickverb

use deception to make someone do (something)

Trickverb

use deception to deprive someone of (something)

Trickverb

sketch (a coat of arms) in outline, with the colours indicated by letters or signs.

Trickadjective

intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion

Trickadjective

liable to fail; defective

Trickerynoun

(uncountable) Deception or underhanded behavior.

Trickerynoun

(uncountable) The art of dressing up; imposture.

Trickerynoun

(uncountable) Artifice; the use of one or more stratagems.

Trickerynoun

(countable) An instance of deception, underhanded behavior, dressing up, imposture, artifice, etc.

Trickerynoun

The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem; fraud; imposture.

Trickerynoun

verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

Trickerynoun

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)