John vs. Trick

John vs. Trick — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between John and Trick

Johnnoun

(slang) A prostitute's client.

Tricknoun

Something designed to fool or swindle.

It was just a trick to say that the house was underpriced.

Johnnoun

A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also a chamber pot or outhouse.

Tricknoun

A single element of a magician's (or any variety entertainer's) act; a magic trick.

And for my next trick, I will pull a wombat out of a duffel bag.

Johnnoun

(slang) A generic term for Western men while traveling in East Asia.

Tricknoun

An entertaining difficult physical action.

That's a nice skateboard, but can you do any tricks on it?
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Johnnoun

A male mule.

Tricknoun

An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.

tricks of the trade;what's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?

Johnnoun

a room equipped with toilet facilities

Tricknoun

Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank.

the tricks of boys

Johnnoun

youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

Tricknoun

(dated) A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait.

a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning
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Johnnoun

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation

Tricknoun

A knot, braid, or plait of hair.

Johnnoun

a prostitute's customer

Tricknoun

(card games) A sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined.

I was able to take the second trick with the queen of hearts.

Johnnoun

the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament

Tricknoun

(slang) An act of prostitution. Generally used with turn.

At the worst point, she was turning ten tricks a day.

Tricknoun

(slang) A customer to a prostitute.

As the businessman rounded the corner, she thought, "Here comes another trick."

Tricknoun

A daily period of work, especially in shift-based jobs.

Tricknoun

(nautical) A sailor's spell of work at the helm, usually two hours long.

Tricknoun

A toy; a trifle; a plaything.

Trickverb

(transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive.

You tried to trick me when you said that house was underpriced.

Trickverb

(heraldry) To draw (as opposed to blazon - to describe in words).

Trickverb

To dress; to decorate; to adorn fantastically; often followed by up, off, or out.

Trickadjective

(slang) Stylish or cool.

Wow, your new sportscar is so trick.

Tricknoun

a cunning or deceitful action or device;

he played a trick on mehe pulled a fast one and got away with it

Tricknoun

a period of work or duty

Tricknoun

an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent;

that offer was a dirty trick

Tricknoun

a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

Tricknoun

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Trickverb

deceive somebody;

We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week