sleight+of+hand

  • 31sleight of hand — n legerdemain, prestidigitation, conjuration, hocus pocus; magic, thaumaturgy, jugglery, trickery, feint, manipulation; shell game, thimblerig, thimblerigging, cardsharping, dealing from the bottom of the deck, stacking the deck; pulling rabbits… …

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  • 32sleight of hand — [ˌslaɪt əv ˈhænd] noun [singular/U] clever and slightly dishonest behaviour used for achieving something …

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  • 33sleight of hand — noun 1. skill in feats of jugglery or legerdemain. 2. the performance of such feats. 3. a feat of jugglery or legerdemain …

  • 34sleight of hand — noun manual dexterity in the execution of tricks • Syn: ↑prestidigitation • Hypernyms: ↑magic trick, ↑conjuring trick, ↑trick, ↑magic, ↑legerdemain, ↑conjuration, ↑ …

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  • 35sleight-of-hand trick —   Kēpuka …

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  • 36Sleight of mouth — is a system of language patterns for persuasion. The concept was devised by Robert Dilts who modelled the argument and persuasion skills of Richard Bandler (the co founder of Neuro linguistic programming). By breaking down the methods, Dilts came …

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  • 37sleight — ► NOUN literary ▪ the use of dexterity or cunning, especially so as to deceive. ● sleight of hand Cf. ↑sleight of hand ORIGIN from Old Norse, sly …

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  • 38Sleight — Sleight, n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl?g? (for sl?g?) slyness, cunning, fr. sl?gr (for sl?gr) sly, cunning. See {Sly}.] 1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] His sleight and his covin. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. An artful… …

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  • 39Sleight — is a surname, and may refer to:* George Sleight (1853 1921), English trawler owner * Karl J. Sleight (born 1962), attorneyee also* Sleight of hand * Slight …

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  • 40sleight — (n.) cunning, late 13c., from O.N. sloegð cleverness, cunning, slyness, from sloegr (see SLY (Cf. sly)). Term sleight of hand is attested from c.1400 …

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