The difference between Artifice and Trick
When used as nouns, artifice means a crafty but underhanded deception, whereas trick means something designed to fool or swindle.
When used as verbs, artifice means to construct by means of skill or specialised art, whereas trick means to fool.
Trick is also adjective with the meaning: stylish or cool.
check bellow for the other definitions of Artifice and Trick
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Artifice as a noun:
A crafty but underhanded deception.
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Artifice as a noun:
A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.
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Artifice as a noun:
A strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture.
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Artifice as a noun:
A tactical move to gain advantage.
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Artifice as a noun (archaic):
Something made with technical skill; a contrivance.
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Artifice as a verb:
To construct by means of skill or specialised art
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Trick as an adjective (slang):
Stylish or cool.
Examples:
"Wow, your new sportscar is so trick."
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Trick as a noun:
Something designed to fool or swindle.
Examples:
"It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced."
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Trick as a noun:
A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.
Examples:
"And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag."
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Trick as a noun:
An entertaining difficult physical action.
Examples:
"That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?"
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Trick as a noun:
An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
Examples:
"'tricks of the trade; what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?"
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Trick as a noun:
Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.
Examples:
"the tricks of boys"
"rfquotek Prior"
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Trick as a noun (dated):
A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.
Examples:
"a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning"
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Trick as a noun:
A knot, braid, or plait of hair.
Examples:
"rfquotek Ben Jonson"
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Trick as a noun (card games):
A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.
Examples:
"I was able to take the second trick with the queen of hearts."
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Trick as a noun (slang):
An act of prostitution.
Examples:
"At the worst point, she was turning ten tricks a day."
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Trick as a noun (slang):
A customer to a prostitute.
Examples:
"As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."
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Trick as a noun:
A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.
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Trick as a noun (nautical):
A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.
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Trick as a noun:
A toy; a trifle; a plaything.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Trick as a verb (transitive):
To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.
Examples:
"You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced."
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Trick as a verb (heraldry):
To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).
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Trick as a verb:
To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.