Sleight

/slaɪt/

Synonyms for "sleight" (91 found)

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address adroit adroitness artartful dodgeartificebag of tricksblind bluff bosey catch chicane chicanery chouse collusion connivance connivery conspiracy contrivance

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coup covin craft curve curve-ballcute trickdeceit deftness design device dexterity dexterousnessdirty dealdirty trickdodge dodgery expedient fakementfast dealfeint

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fetch ficellefoul playgambit game gimmick

Noun(1 words)

dexterity

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googly grifthocus pocushocus-pocus imposture intrigue joker juggle jugglery knaverylittle gamemachination maneuver move pass pettifoggery pettifogging play plot ploy

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prowess racket readinessred herringruse schemescurvy tricksharp practiceshift skill skulduggerysleight of handsleight-of-hand trickstratagem strategy subterfuge supercherie tactic trick trickeryunderhand dealingwilewily device

Noun(2 words)

manual dexteritypalming

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adeptness adroitness deftness facility quickness

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He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.

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All you need is a little sleight of hand in your accounting to make people think your company is profitable.

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"Him on Idalia, lulled into a dream, / will I secrete, or on the sacred height / of lone Cythera, lest he learn the scheme, / or by his sudden presence mar the sleight."

Source: tatoeba (6798727)

"Take thou his likeness, only for a night, / and wear the boyish features that are thine; / and when the queen, in rapture of delight, / amid the royal banquet and the wine, / shall lock thee in her arms, and press her lips to thine, / then steal into her bosom, and inspire / through all her veins with unsuspected sleight / the poisoned sting of passion and desire."

Source: tatoeba (6798738)

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