trick

trick is a 5-letter English word with 19 senses as adjective, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 19 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade.
2. adjective. A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
3. adjective. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys.
4. adjective. A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.
5. adjective. A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
6. adjective. The whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players.
7. adjective. A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours.
8. adjective. A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
9. transitive verb. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse.
10. transitive verb. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out.
11. transitive verb. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.
12. noun. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

    Synonyms: conjuration, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, thaumaturgy

13. noun. a cunning or deceitful action or device

    "he played a trick on me"

    "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"

14. noun. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

    Synonyms: antic, caper, joke, prank

15. noun. an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent

    "that offer was a dirty trick"

16. noun. (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner
17. noun. a prostitute's customer

    Synonyms: john, whoremaster, whoremonger

18. noun. a period of work or duty
19. verb. deceive somebody

    "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

    Synonyms: fob, fox

Synonyms

conjuration, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic, thaumaturgy, antic, caper, joke, prank, john, whoremaster, whoremonger, fob, fox

Common word forms

tricks, tricked, tricker, trickly, trickful, tricking, trickless, trickment

Words from these letters

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