A pile of cards, sometimes in a prearranged order
Example: "Remove the top card of the stack"
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STACK (VERB)
To place cards on top of each other, or
to secretly put cards into a certain order.
Example: some tricks require you to stack the deck
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STACK (ADJECTIVE)
A pile of cards, or a whole deck, that has secretly
been placed in a specific order, allowing the magician
to know where particular cards are located
Example: some "self working" tricks rely on a stacked deck
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FLOURISH
A fancy, showy way to display cards
that shows off your advanced handling skills
Example: making a card fan is a flourish
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SPREAD
Pushing a pile or deck of cards apart on a tabletop
usually face up
so that all of the indexes in the corners are seen
Example: the magician spread the cards
to show that they were all different
