conjuring trick

Noun

Meaning

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

magic trick illusion deception magic trick thaumaturgy conjuration legerdemain optical illusion sleight of hand special effect

Hypernyms

performance

Hyponyms

prestidigitation sleight of hand card trick

Examples

To commit a successful murder must be very much like bringing off a conjuring trick. Agatha Christie

The things that always seem to work are the things that any magician can duplicate. Randi's quite right to point that out. But that's not because I'm doing a conjuring trick. You'd think that whatever causes these things to happen doesn't want them to be proved. Uri Geller

Close letter words and terms

conjuress conjurewoman conjuring conjuring tricks conjuror conjurour