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  • 41sleight — as in sleight of hand, is pronounced like slight. It is the noun equivalent of the adjective sly, as height is of high …

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  • 42sleight — Synonyms and related words: adroitness, art, artful dodge, artifice, bag of tricks, blind, bluff, bosey, catch, chicane, chicanery, chouse, collusion, connivance, connivery, conspiracy, contrivance, coup, covin, craft, curve, curve ball, cute… …

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  • 43sleight — [slʌɪt] noun (in phr. sleight of hand) manual dexterity, typically in performing conjuring tricks. ↘skilful deception. Origin ME: sleight from sleghth cunning, skill , from ON slœgth, from slœgr sly …

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  • 44sleight — n. archaic 1 a deceptive trick or device or movement. 2 dexterity. 3 cunning. Phrases and idioms: sleight of hand 1 dexterity esp. in conjuring or fencing. 2 a display of dexterity, esp. a conjuring trick. Etymology: ME sleghth f. ON sloegth f.… …

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  • 45sleightof hand — sleight of hand n. pl. sleights of hand 1. A trick or set of tricks performed by a juggler or magician so quickly and deftly that the manner of execution cannot be observed; legerdemain. 2. Performance of conjuring tricks. 3. Skill in performing… …

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  • 46Nugan Hand Bank — was an Australian merchant bank that collapsed in 1980 in sensational circumstances amidst rumours of involvement by the Central Intelligence Agency and organized crime. Contents 1 Founding 2 Scandal and collapse 3 References …

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  • 48Banco Nugan Hand — Nugan Hand Bank El sello de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia Información Sede Langle …

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  • 49Psychic surgery — Infobox Paranormalterms Image Caption = Usage = Terminology Name = Psychic Surgery Origin = Short = Additional Names = Definition = The use of paranormal means to conduct an alleged invasive medical procedure. Characteristics = The apparent… …

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  • 50Glossary of conjuring terms — This is a Glossary of conjuring terms used by magicians.AlphanumericTOC align=center numbers= seealso=|A*Angles the lines of vision of people sitting at certain position in the audience which enable a secret to be spotted* usually extreme left or …

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