sleight – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sleight
n.
trick, illusion; cunning, slyness; expertise, skill
Sleight
Sleight is a surname, and may refer to:
- George Sleight (1853–1921), English trawler owner
- Karl J. Sleight (born 1962), attorney
- Cornelius Barentsen Sleght (born 1616) Dutch Ancestor of the Sleight Family in Duchess County, NY
sleight
Noun
1. adroitness in using the hands
(synonym) dexterity, manual dexterity
(hypernym) adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness
Sleight
(n.)
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
(n.)
Cunning; craft; artful practice.
(n.)
An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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sleight
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 trick, deceit, deftness, design, device, dexterity, dexterousness, dirty deal, dirty trick, dodge, dodgery, expedient, fakement, fast deal, feint, fetch, ficelle, foul play, gambit, game, gimmick, googly, grift, hocus-pocus, intrigue, joker, juggle, jugglery, knavery, little game, machination, maneuver, move, pass, pettifoggery, pettifogging, play, plot, ploy, prowess, racket, readiness, red herring, ruse, scheme, scurvy trick, sharp practice, shift, skill, skulduggery, sleight of hand, sleight-of-hand trick, stratagem, strategy, subterfuge, supercherie, tactic, trick, trickery, underhand dealing, wile, wily device
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
