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knack
UK /næk/ US /næk/
noun 3verb 2name 1
Definitions
noun
1
A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
These men had some uncanny knack of knowing when the steel was right, and like many such things, it just could not be put into a textbook on the subject.
The sophist runs for cover to the darkness of what is not and attaches himself to it by some knack of his;
2
A petty contrivance; a toy.
3
Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity.
verb
1
To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
If they hear the Beads knack upon each other, that's enough.
2
To speak affectedly.
name
1
A surname.
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