Definitions for tricks

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Spelling: [trik]

IPA: /trɪk/

Tricks is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 102 anagrams from letters in tricks (cikrst).

Definitions for tricks

noun

1. a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
2. an optical illusion:
3. a roguish or mischievous act; practical joke; prank:
4. a mean, foolish, or childish action.
5. a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique:
6. the art or knack of doing something skillfully:
7. a clever or dexterous feat intended to entertain, amuse, etc.:
8. a feat of magic or legerdemain:
9. a behavioral peculiarity; trait; habit; mannerism.
10. a period of duty or turn; stint; tour of duty:
11. Cards. the group or set of cards played and won in one round. a point or scoring unit. a card that is a potential winner. Compare honor trick.
12. Informal. a child or young girl:
13. Slang. a prostitute's customer. a sexual act between a prostitute and a customer.
14. Heraldry. a preliminary sketch of a coat of arms. engraver's trick.

Idioms

1. do / turn the trick, to achieve the desired effect or result:
2. turn a trick, Slang. (of a prostitute) to engage in a sexual act with a customer.

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or involving tricks:
2. designed or used for tricks:
3. (of a joint) inclined to stiffen or weaken suddenly and unexpectedly:

Verb phrases

1. trick out, Informal. to embellish or adorn with or as if with ornaments or other attention-getting devices.

verb (used with object)

1. to deceive by trickery.
2. Heraldry. to indicate the tinctures of (a coat of arms) with engravers tricks.
3. to cheat or swindle (usually followed by out of):
4. to beguile by trickery (usually followed by into).

verb (used without object)

1. to practice trickery or deception; cheat.
2. to play tricks; trifle (usually followed by with).
3. Slang. to engage in sexual acts for hire.

Origin of tricks

1375-1425; late Middle English trik (noun) Old North French trique deceit, derivative of trikier to deceive Vulgar Latin *triccāre, for Latin trīcārī to play tricks

Examples for tricks

And there they were at the side of the road, showing their tricks and begging for coins.

Rick Wilson, a top Florida GOP political consultant, describes Rivera as “a wily character ... [who has] run out of tricks.”

That idea is often invoked in regards to the tricks memory plays, but I wonder how it might come into play in other ways.

How many of these surging thousands are solid, and how many of these assumptions are tricks of the light?

Mike got to cover; his ungoverned tongue was always playing him tricks.

After all, with a fellow like Lorenzi one must be prepared for any tricks.

"To the devil with your tricks," said John, opening and shutting his great red hands.

Every actor knows that there are tricks to landing an Emmy nomination.

Now, I should like to see the fairy that could beat him at tricks.

“She showed him all the tricks of the trade,” Richardson said.