Sleight Definition

slīt
noun
Cunning or craft used in deceiving.
Webster's New World
Skill or dexterity.
Webster's New World
A clever or skillful trick or deception; an artifice or stratagem.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Sleight

Noun

Singular:
sleight
Plural:
sleights

Origin of Sleight

  • Middle English alteration of sleahthe from Old Norse slœgdh from slœgr sly

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old Norse slÅ“gð (“cunning"), from slÅ“gr (“sly").

    From Wiktionary

Sleight Sentence Examples

  • As he teaches a particular routine, he also teaches each sleight, each move, the psychology, the proper attitude to take.

  • Alistair filmed the opening shots for the movie playing a soldier performing sleight of hand with ancient coins.

  • Mr Roughton's argument involves a subtle sleight of hand.

  • Many on the loyal left were quietly hoping that the government would use a sleight of hand to deny MPs the chance to protest.

  • Many items are self working and nearly all the others require only basic sleight of hand.

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Words Starting With

SSLSLE

Words Ending With

THTGHT

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With S and Ending With T

Starts With S & Ends With TStarts With SL & Ends With TStarts With S & Ends With HT

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With T