tricks

noundeceit
nounprank, joke
nounexpertise, know-how
nouncharacteristic, habit
nountime working at something
verbfool; play joke on

Antonyms for tricks

Word Origin & History

early 15c., "a cheat, a mean ruse," from Old North French trique "trick, deceit, treachery, cheating," from trikier "to deceive, to cheat," variant of Old French trichier, probably from Vulgar Latin *triccare, from Latin tricari "be evasive, shuffle," from tricæ "trifles, nonsense, a tangle of difficulties," of unknown origin.

Meaning "a roguish prank" is recorded from 1580s; sense of "the art of doing something" is first attested 1610s. Meaning "prostitute's client" is first attested 1915; earlier it was U.S. slang for "a robbery" (1865). Trick-or-treat is recorded from 1942.

Example Sentences fortricks

"To the devil with your tricks," said John, opening and shutting his great red hands.

Mike got to cover; his ungoverned tongue was always playing him tricks.

And there they were at the side of the road, showing their tricks and begging for coins.

Now, I should like to see the fairy that could beat him at tricks.

After all, with a fellow like Lorenzi one must be prepared for any tricks.

Not he—he's no conjuror: many's the dozen tricks I played him afore now.

The animal seemed to have lost all desire to play any tricks.

What tricks and legerdemains with which Mercury does not cloak his thefts?

This animal may be tamed, and then becomes very frolicksome and full of tricks.

I am not one of those who can be amused by tricks that his grandfather knew.

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