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Meanings of knack in English

Portuguese
talento
Catalan
destresa
Spanish
tino

A special way of doing something.

talento
Synonyms
Examples for "bent"
Examples for "bent"
1
However, few observers believe the army is bent on seizing power again.
Reuters
2
A company spokesman said yesterday, however, that the framework had been bent.
The Irish Times
3
Difficult, of course, for one of my naturally puritanical bent, but possible.
Ashes Of Victory
4
Let it not be said that the Second bent from his responsibilities.
Orb Sceptre Throne
5
This Government is hell-bent on eradicating as many democractic bodies as possible.
The Irish Times
1
Do you want to talk about it? He let the question hang.
One summer in santa fe
2
However, others hang about waiting in anticipation, eager to continue the night.
The Irish Times
3
Yet ample hog supplies continue to hang over the market, limiting rallies.
Reuters
4
Perhaps you need to turn it around and ask: why hang on?
The Guardian
5
But whether Christie can hang on that long is an open question.
Reuters
Usage of knack in English
1
Or the knack for saying the right thing at the right time.
To the end of the land
2
Still, they work fine once you develop a knack for their operation.
Rock and Ice Magazine
3
I soon get the knack of it, and feel far more confident.
The South African
4
Us with the knack of sensing the currents of sea and air.
Assail
5
He found he had a knack for negotiating his way among obstacles.
The new yorker
6
Rebecca had always had a knack for seeing right through the obvious.
The Lost Sisterhood
7
His knack is for framing practical subjects as matters of national destiny.
The Irish Times
8
But, after all, it consists chiefly in the knack of the thing.
Framley Parsonage
9
Some people like to cook and have a natural knack for it.
The Mountains
10
The family of the Haystouns had ever a knack of fine sentiment.
The Half-Hearted
11
There is a certain knack and trick of landing in a net.
Joe Strong the Boy Fire-Eater; Or, The Most Dangerous Performanc...
12
It was a knack and a knack that she was good at.
I shall wear midnight
13
Felix had previously acquired the knack of extracting milk from the udder.
The Story Girl
14
The English certainly have the knack of carrying their atmosphere with them.
Roving East and Roving West
15
He had quickly developed a knack of sarcasm equal to any Vraad.
Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
16
He has a knack for worming his way into a warm bed.
Love overboard
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Translations for knack
Portuguese
talento
Spanish
tino
Knack through the time
Knack across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common