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  • 41trick — tricker, n. trickingly, adv. /trik/, n. 1. a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile. 2. an optical illusion: It must have been some visual trick caused by the flickering… …

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  • 42magic — /maj ik/, n. 1. the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic. 2. the art of producing a desired effect or result through the …

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  • 43trick — /trɪk / (say trik) noun 1. a crafty or fraudulent device, expedient, or proceeding; an artifice, stratagem, ruse, or wile. 2. a deceptive or illusory appearance; mere semblance. 3. a roguish or mischievous performance; prank: to play a trick on… …

  • 44trick — [[t]trɪk[/t]] n. 1) a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, or stratagem intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse 2) a roguish or mischievous act; practical joke; prank 3) a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique: the… …

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  • 45Magic lantern — This article is about the slide projector prototype. For other uses, see Magic lantern (disambiguation). Magic lantern, 1818, Musée des Arts et Métiers …

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  • 46magic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 secret power ADJECTIVE ▪ black ▪ white ▪ ritual ▪ folk ▪ powerful …

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  • 47Magic satchel — is a term often used in reference to computer role playing games. It refers to the use of a character s inventory in the game, which can often contain more items (or items of too large a size) than is physically possible for the character to… …

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  • 48trick — Synonyms and related words: ability, accomplishment, ace, action, ad hoc measure, affectation, airy nothing, alibi, anchor watch, answer, antic, apology, aroma, art, artful dodge, artifice, attribute, autism, automatism, bad habit, badge, bag of… …

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  • 49trick*/*/ — [trɪk] noun [C] I 1) a deliberate attempt to make someone believe something that is not true, either as a joke or as a serious attempt to harm them At first I thought Joe was playing a trick on me.[/ex] 2) a way of entertaining people by doing… …

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  • 50Magic (film) — Infobox Film | name =Magic caption =poster director = Richard Attenborough producer = Joseph E. Levine Richard P. Levine writer = William Goldman (novel) William Goldman (screenplay) starring =Anthony Hopkins Ann Margret Burgess Meredith Ed… …

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