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knack
[nak]
noun
a special skill, talent, or aptitude.
He had a knack for saying the right thing.
Synonyms: , ,a clever or adroit way of doing something.
a trick or ruse.
a sharp, cracking sound.
Archaic.a knickknack; trinket.
knack
/ æ /
noun
a skilful, ingenious, or resourceful way of doing something
a particular talent or aptitude, esp an intuitive one
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of knack1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of knack1
Example Sentences
“The last few weeks, he’s … felt like he hasn’t contributed. But he has a knack for getting big hits. And that’s as big as they get, so far at this point in the season.”
He hasn’t lost his knack for generating bad vibes, but this time he hasn’t brought anything else to the party.
Ha remembered Lee as a keen strategic mind, with a knack for “finding out his opponent’s weaknesses.”
She was the plucky underdog who, through sheer grit and a knack for a good headline, pushed her Ultimo bra concept onto the marketplace and into the high street's biggest shops.
The pay was good, the work interesting and he realized he had a knack for airbrushing and sculpting.
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