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Definition of Knack |
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Knack
To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink. To speak affectedly. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device. Related Definitions: Abrupt, Affectedly, And, Aptness, At, Be, Chink, Contrivance, Crack, Device, Dexterity, Doing, Done, Facility, In, Knickknack, Make, Noise, Or, Performance, Performed, Petty, Plaything, Readiness, Requiring, Sharp, Skill, Something, Speak, To, Toy, Trick |
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Knack Quotations
Stupidity has a knack of getting its way. Albert Camus Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done. Josh Billings The knack of flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Douglas Adams Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them. J. K. Rowling Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it. Temple Grandin I have the knack of easing scruples. Moliere School, I never truly got the knack of. I could never focus on things I didn't want to learn. Leonardo DiCaprio The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are. Reggie Jackson I've been told by the prosecutors and by my own attorneys I should go to law school. I guess I have a knack for it. Monica Lewinsky Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing. Charles Lamb |
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Knack Translations
knack in German is Kniff knack in Swedish is knep, vana |
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