Word Image
plural: tricks
Part Of Speech
noun, verb, adjective
Word Meaning
noun: an action meant to deceive or cheat; a skillful or clever feat designed to puzzle or amuse; a quick or artful way of getting a result; the cards played in one round of a card game
verb: to deceive with tricks, to cheat; to dress or decorate especially oddly or ornately
adjective: of or relating to or involving tricks or trickery; somewhat defective and unreliable
Word Family
tricked
tricking
tricky
trickster
trickery
tricksy
trickily
Sentences
For his last trick, the magician made a rabbit disappear.
It was a trick to persuade her to give him money.
He tricked me by wearing a clever disguise.
They tricked me into thinking they weren’t coming to the party tonight.
She enjoys playing tricks on her friends.
Grandpa always said he had a trick knee that would give out sometimes.
They caught a heartless trickster trying to cheat an elderly woman out of her life savings.
The lock is tricky to open.
He resorted to trickery to get what he wanted.
One more small adjustment will do the trick on this TV.
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