Synonyms of the word

trick

• adj. (slang) Stylish or cool.
• n. Something designed to fool or swindle.
• n. A single piece of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act.
• n. An entertaining difficult physical action.
• n. An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
• n. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
• n. (dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
• n. A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
• n. (card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
• n. (slang) An act of prostitution. (Generally used with turn.).
• n. (slang) A customer to a prostitute.
• n. A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
• n. (nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
• n. A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
• v. (transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
• v. (heraldry) To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).
• v. To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.

antic

• adj. (architecture, art) Grotesque, incongruous.
• adj. Grotesque, bizarre; absurd.
• adj. Obsolete form of antique.
• n. (architecture, art, obsolete) A grotesque representation of a figure; a gargoyle.
• n. A caricature.
• n. (often in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.
• n. A grotesque performer or clown, buffoon.
• v. (intransitive) To perform antics, caper.
• v. (obsolete) To make a fool of, to cause to look ridiculous.
• v. (transitive, rare) To perform (an action) as an antic; to mimic ridiculously.
• n. (animation) A pose, often exaggerated, in anticipation of an action; for example, a brief squat before…

caper

• n. A playful leap or jump.
• n. A jump while dancing.
• n. A prank or practical joke.
• n. (usually in plural) Playful behaviour.
• n. A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime.
• v. To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.
• v. To jump as part of a dance.
• v. To engage in playful behaviour.
• n. A vessel formerly used by the Dutch; privateer.
• n. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), which is pickled…
• n. A plant of the genus Capparis.
• n. (Scotland) The capercaillie.

client

• n. A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
• n. (computing) The role of a computer application or system that requests and/or consumes the services provided…
• n. Person who receives help or advice from a professional person (ex. a lawyer, an accountant, a social worker,…
• n. (law) A person who employs or retains an attorney to represent him or her in any legal matter, or one…

conjuration

• n. Conjuring, legerdemain or magic.
• n. A magic trick.
• n. (obsolete) The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in solemn manner, or binding by an oath;…
• n. (obsolete) A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy.

cozen

• v. (archaic) To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way.

customer

• n. A patron; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to…
• n. (informal) A person, especially one engaging in some sort of interaction with others.

deceive

• v. To trick or mislead.

deception

• n. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

delude

• v. (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To frustrate or disappoint.

device

• n. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• n. (computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
• n. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
• n. (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb.
• n. (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience;…
• n. (heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs…
• n. (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
• n. (law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
• n. (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
• n. (obsolete) A spectacle or show.
• n. (obsolete) Opinion; decision.

dishonesty

• n. (uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
• n. (countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.

diversion

• n. (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
• n. A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
• n. The act of diverting.
• n. Removal of water via a canal.
• n. (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
• n. (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a…
• n. (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of…

flim-flam

• n. Misinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true.
• n. confidence game, con game.
• n. (archaic) table tennis.

fob

• n. A little pocket near the waistline of a pair of trousers or in a waistcoat or vest to hold a pocketwatch;…
• n. A short chain or ribbon to connect such a pocket to the watch.
• n. A small ornament attached to such a chain. (See Usage Notes below).
• n. A hand-held remote control device used to lock/unlock motor cars etc.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To cheat, to deceive, to trick, to take in, to impose upon someone.
• v. (transitive, archaic) To beat; to maul.

fox

• n. A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy…
• n. Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe…
• n. The fur of a fox.
• n. A fox terrier.
• n. The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color.
• n. A cunning person.
• n. (slang) A physically attractive man or woman.
• n. (nautical) A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats,…
• n. (mechanics) A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it.
• n. (obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.
• v. (transitive) To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity.
• v. (transitive) To confuse or baffle (someone).
• v. (intransitive) To act slyly or craftily.
• v. (intransitive) To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity.
• v. (transitive) To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.
• v. (intransitive) To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting.
• v. (transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
• v. (transitive) To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.

gimmick

• n. A trick or device used to attain some end.
• n. A clever ploy or strategy.
• n. (electronics) A gimmick capacitor.
• v. To rig or set up with a trick or device.

illusion

• n. (countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
• n. (countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
• n. (countable) A magician’s trick.
• n. (uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.

john

• n. (slang) A prostitute's client.
• n. (slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (…
• n. (slang) A generic term for Western men while traveling in East Asia.
• n. A male mule.

joke

• n. An amusing story.
• n. Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
• n. (figuratively) The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one.
• n. (figuratively) A laughably worthless thing or person; a sham.
• v. (intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.
• v. (transitive, dated) To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally.

knavery

• n. The (mis)behaviour of a knave, boyish mischief.
• n. Deceit, an unprincipled action.

legerdemain

• n. Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
• n. A show of skill or deceitful ability.

magic

• n. The use of rituals or actions, especially based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or…
• n. A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell.
• n. The supernatural forces which are drawn on in such a ritual.
• n. Something producing remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional…
• n. A conjuring trick or illusion performed to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.
• n. A specific kind of special power or ability.
• adj. Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.
• adj. Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic; wonderful, amazing.
• adj. Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc.
• adj. (colloquial) Great; excellent.
• adj. (physics) Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50,…
• v. (transitive) To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic.

performance

• n. The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation…
• n. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act;…
• n. (art) A live show or concert.
• n. The amount of useful work accomplished estimated in terms of time needed, resources used, etc.

play

• v. (intransitive) To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose…
• v. (ergative) To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
• v. (intransitive) To take part in amorous activity; to make love, fornicate; to have sex.
• v. (transitive) To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
• v. (heading, transitive, intransitive) To produce music or theatre.
• v. (heading) To behave in a particular way.
• v. (intransitive) To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion;…
• v. (intransitive) To move gaily; to disport.
• v. (transitive) To put in action or motion.
• v. (transitive) To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.
• v. (transitive) To manipulate or deceive someone.
• n. (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
• n. (uncountable) Similar activity, in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
• n. (uncountable, ethology) "Repeated, incompletely functional behavior differing from more serious versions…
• n. The conduct, or course of a game.
• n. (countable) An individual's performance in a sport or game.
• n. (countable) (turn-based games) An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
• n. (countable) A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters…
• n. (countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.
• n. (countable) A major move by a business.
• n. (countable) A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other…
• n. (uncountable) The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely.
• n. (uncountable, informal) Sexual role-playing.
• n. (countable) A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.

prank

• n. (obsolete) An evil deed; a malicious trick, an act of cruel deception.
• n. A practical joke or mischievous trick.
• v. (transitive) To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously.
• v. (intransitive) To make ostentatious show.
• v. (transitive) To perform a practical joke on; to trick.
• v. (transitive, slang) To call someone's phone and promptly hang up.
• adj. (obsolete) Full of gambols or tricks.

put-on

• n. A deception, hoax, or practical joke.

recreation

• n. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
• n. The process of recreating something.
• n. The result of this process.

shift

• n. (historical) A type of women's undergarment, a slip.
• n. A change of workers, now specifically a set group of workers or period of working time.
• n. An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.
• n. (US) The gear mechanism in a motor vehicle.
• n. Alternative spelling of Shift (“a modifier button of computer keyboards”).
• n. (computing) A bit shift.
• n. (baseball) The infield shift.
• n. (Ireland, crude slang, often with the definite article, usually uncountable) The act of sexual petting.
• n. (archaic) A contrivance, device to try when other methods fail.
• n. (archaic) A trick, an artifice.
• n. In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed…
• n. (mining) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
• v. (transitive) To change, swap.
• v. (transitive) To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
• v. (intransitive) To change position.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To change (one's clothes); also to change (someone's) underclothes.
• v. (intransitive) To change gears (in a car).
• v. (typewriters) To move the keys of a typewriter over in order to type capital letters and special characters.
• v. (computer keyboards) To switch to a character entry mode for capital letters and special characters.
• v. (transitive, computing) To manipulate a binary number by moving all of its digits left or right; compare…
• v. (transitive, computing) To remove the first value from an array.
• v. (transitive) To dispose of.
• v. (intransitive) To hurry.
• v. (Ireland, vulgar, slang) To engage in sexual petting.
• v. (obsolete) To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
• v. To practice indirect or evasive methods.

thaumaturgy

• n. The working of miracles.
• n. Magic; witchcraft, wizardry.

turn

• v. (heading) Non-linear physical movement.
• v. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
• v. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
• v. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
• v. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
• v. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
• v. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
• v. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which…
• v. (archaic) To translate.
• n. A change of direction or orientation.
• n. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to…
• n. A single loop of a coil.
• n. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
• n. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
• n. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
• n. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the…
• n. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
• n. A fit or a period of giddiness.
• n. A change in temperament or circumstance.
• n. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
• n. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
• n. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
• n. A deed done to another.
• n. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
• n. Character; personality; nature.
• n. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
• n. (circus) A short skit, act, or routine.

twist

• n. A twisting force.
• n. Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
• n. The form given in twisting.
• n. The degree of stress or strain when twisted.
• n. A type of thread made from two filaments twisted together.
• n. A sliver of lemon peel added to a cocktail, etc.
• n. A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc.
• n. A distortion to the meaning of a word or passage.
• n. An unexpected turn in a story, tale, etc.
• n. A type of dance characterised by rotating one’s hips. See.
• n. A rotation of the body when diving.
• n. A sprain, especially to the ankle.
• n. (obsolete) A twig.
• n. (slang) A girl, a woman.
• n. (obsolete) A roll of twisted dough, baked.
• n. A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together.
• n. The spiral course of the rifling of a gun barrel or a cannon.
• n. (obsolete, slang) A beverage made of brandy and gin.
• n. A strong individual tendency or bent; inclination.
• v. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• v. To join together by twining one part around another.
• v. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.
• v. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture of parts.
• v. (reflexive) To wind into; to insinuate.
• v. To turn a knob etc.
• v. To distort or change the truth or meaning of words when repeating.
• v. To form a twist (in any of the above noun meanings).
• v. To injure (a body part) by bending it in the wrong direction.
• v. (intransitive, of a path) To wind; to follow a bendy or wavy course; to have many bends.
• v. (transitive) To cause to rotate.
• v. (intransitive) To dance the twist (a type of dance characterised by twisting one's hips).
• v. (transitive) To coax.
• v. (card games) In the game of blackjack (pontoon or twenty-one), to be dealt another card.

whoremaster

• n. (pejorative) A man who uses the services of prostitutes.
• n. A pimp.
• n. (figuratively) An exploiter of people.

whoremonger

• n. (Britain, vulgar) A frequent customer of whores.
• n. (Britain, vulgar) A procurer of whores; a pimp.