knack

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• IPA ^(key): /næk/
• SAMPA: /n{k/

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Noun

Singular knack

Plural knacks

1. (singular) If you have a knack for doing something, you have a special skill or ability to do it easily.
   • Synonyms: skill and talent

   He has a knack for fixing computers.

2. (countable) A knack is a trick or a clever way of doing something.

   The door sticks, but there's a knack to opening it.

Related words

• knick-knack