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Another word for sleight

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sleight

n.

A trick
artifice, craft, deception, hoax; see cunning, trick 1.
Ability
skill, dexterity, expertise; see ability 1, 2.

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Another word for sleight

noun

Skillfulness in the use of the hands or body:
adroitness, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, prowess, skill. See ability
An indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end:
artifice, deception, device, dodge, feint, gimmick, imposture, jig, maneuver, ploy, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile. (Informal) shenanigan, take-in. See honest, means

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For centuries, poker players have cheated by using sleight of hand -- for example, swapping cards -- or by sneaking peeks at their opponents' cards.
But the pulling of them apart and pushing them together again was only a sleight-of-hand trick.

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