card trick
Shuffled sleight performance
A card trick is a feat of magic or sleight of hand performed with playing cards—making cards appear, disappear, change, or reveal information the performer shouldn't know.
The term covers both genuine dexterity and gimmicked decks: Show me a card trick.
By extension, any clever maneuver might be called a card trick: The accountant pulled off quite a card trick with those numbers.
Performer of illusions
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- stageRaised performance platform
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
entertainer · spectacle · routine · presentation · act · flourish · patter · misdirection
Skillful manual deception
- palmingHiding object in hand
- forceStrength or compulsion
- passMove beyond or decline
- controlAuthority to direct
glimpse · crimp · break · jog · spread · fan · dribble · spring
Intentional focus manipulation
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- secretConcealed information
- gimmickAttention-getting device or trick
- gaffBarbed fishing pole
stacked deck · confederate · stooge · force · switch · ditch · load · steal
Resounding, celebrated victory
- oil and waterProverbial unmixable substances
- four acesHighest four-of-a-kind
- resetRestore to original state
- collectorsThose who systematically acquire
magician
Performer of illusions
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- stageRaised performance platform
applause · entertainer · spectacle · routine · presentation · act · flourish · patter · misdirection · reveal
sleight of hand
Skillful manual deception
control · glimpse · crimp · break · jog · spread · fan · dribble · spring
misdirection
Intentional focus manipulation
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- secretConcealed information
- gimmickAttention-getting device or trick
gaff · stacked deck · confederate · stooge · force · switch · ditch · load · steal · psychology
deck
Ship's flat surface
triumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
- oil and waterProverbial unmixable substances
- four acesHighest four-of-a-kind
- resetRestore to original state
- party tricksspoon bending, juggling, balloon animal, pen spinning, matchstick puzzle
- tricksillusion, sleight of hand, sleight, vanishing act, disappearing act
- mind tricksoptical illusion, mind games, riddles, puzzles, illusion
- cardspoker deck, bridge deck, hearts, diamonds, clubs
- performance skillsmagic, illusions, sleight of hand, juggling, mime
- vaudevillevaudeville, variety show, variety act, music hall, headliner
card tricklaying cards on the table
honesty · sincerity · earnestness · transparency · candor
card trickmiracle
Supernatural occurrence beyond explanation
divine intervention · occult practice · black magic · spell · curse
trick, card, cards, tricks, tricked, tricking, carding, cardholder, cardsharp