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How to pronounce knack in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bent, hang
Type of endowment, gift, natural endowment, talent


he had a special knack for getting into trouble.

Examples of knack

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Japan's auto makers have also developed a knack for creating pleasing interiors.
From the businessweek.com
He was a trained aeronautical engineer, race pilot and had a knack for business.
From the kansas.com
The latter has blazing pace and a knack for looking for work in the right areas.
From the nzherald.co.nz
You have a knack for crafting pithy and elemental descriptions of personalities.
From the courier-journal.com
Obama has a knack for always coming off morning fresh, even at nighttime events.
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Markopolos had a knack for blunt and colorful language befitting an action hero.
From the washingtonpost.com
In middle school, Ivan and Laura shared a brief romance and a knack for trouble.
From the online.wsj.com
The key to explaining Brooks is her knack for forging well-targeted friendships.
From the independent.co.uk
But he has been known for his high on-base percentage and knack for clutch hits.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Bent: a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"
  • Knu00E4ck is a traditional Swedish toffee prepared at Christmas. The name translates into "break" and refers to its hard consistency (reminiscent of Daim or Skor bars). Some prefer their knu00E4ck to be soft and chewy, which is easily attainable by simmering the mix for a shorter time.
  • Knack is a Belgian (Flemish) weekly newsmagazine. It was founded in 1971 and quickly grew out to be a leading Belgian magazine. Currently it has a circulation of about 121.780.
  • The Knack is an American New Wave rock quartet based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, "My Sharona", an international number one hit that became one of the biggest hit songs of 1979.
  • This is a list of episodes of the Dilbert animated series in the order that they were aired.
  • A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity; A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack; Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device; To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink; To speak affectedly
  • (knacked) Adj. Means the same as 'knackered'.
  • (n): choice dish, delicacy. NFS. Cf. Udall Erasmus; Lyly Sapho; Greene Disc. Cozenage.
  • 'The Knack' is a term given to a voluntary contraction of the pelvic floor muscles prior to any event which increases intra-abdominal pressure. Useful for patients to use prior to any activity which usually results in leakage. Examples may be a cough or s