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Trick

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legerdemainnounSleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
deceptionnounAn instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
anticnounPlayful, funny, absurd.
capernounA prank or practical joke.
illusionnoun(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
jokenounSomething said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
magicnounThe application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
foxnounA small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
pranknounA practical joke or mischievous trick.
magic tricknounA remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.
conjuring tricknounA type of magic trick in which something is made to appear or disappear.
fast onenoun(slang, chiefly in the phrase pull a fast one) A trick or deception.
fobnounA hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.

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maladroitnounNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.

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deceptionnounAn instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.
illusionnoun(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
pranknounA practical joke or mischievous trick.
anticnoun(often in the plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
jokenounSomething said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
capernounA prank or practical joke.
legerdemainnounSleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
magic tricknounA remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.
magicnounThe application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
fobnounA hand-held electronic device that can be used as a remote control or as a key to unlock motor cars, doors, etc., and thus, modern car keys.
foxnounA small-to-medium-sized canine mammal, related to dogs and wolves, with a flattened skull, upright triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail, of the following groups:
conjuring tricknounA type of magic trick in which something is made to appear or disappear.
fast onenoun(slang, chiefly in the phrase pull a fast one) A trick or deception.
dupenounA person who has been deceived.
deceiveverb(transitive) To trick or mislead.
trickerynoun(countable, uncountable) Deception, deceit or underhanded behavior.
shamnounA fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
artificenounA crafty but underhanded deception.
scamnounA fraudulent deal.
deludeverb(transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.

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