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knackknack /næk/ noun informal   knackOrigin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from Dutch or Low German knak ‘(sound of) a sudden blow’, from the sound the ability to do something well► skill the ability to do something well especially because you have learned and practised it: · Most of us learn the knowledge and skills needed to drive a car fairly easily.· The Australians played with great skill and determination.computer/management/language etc skills: · You need good communication skills for this job.skill in: · On the course you will develop skills in business management.with skill: · Price handles the role of the angry wife with great skill. ► ability the ability to do something well, either because you have learned how to do it or because you are naturally good at it: · Maria will be a fine musician; she shows a lot of ability.ability to do something: · No one doubts his ability to get work done quickly.spelling/reading/writing etc ability (=the level of ability in spelling, reading etc): · The children are divided into groups according to their reading ability. ► talent a natural ability to do something very well: · John Lennon's talent as a songwriter was matched by McCartney's talent as a composer.have a talent for doing something: · Porter has a talent for making a difficult subject understandable and interesting.talent for: · Teachers soon recognized and encouraged his talent for sculpture.hidden talents (=ones that people do not know about): · I never knew you were so good at making speeches. Do you have any other hidden talents? ► flair a special ability to do something very well and in a way that shows a lot of imagination: · Being a good salesman requires skill, flair, and a good knowledge of your product.· One of the best new players, he shows flair and creativity at the game.have a flair for something: · If you have a flair for languages, there are some good career opportunities in Europe. ► have a knack to have a special skill or ability that you usually gain by practice: have a knack for doing something: · She has a knack for making everyone feel comfortable and relaxed.have a knack for: · The family seems to have a knack for success in business. ► craftsmanship the special skill that someone uses to make something beautiful with their hands: · Hopi baskets are beautiful in both color and craftsmanship.· Fabergé eggs are famous for their intricate craftsmanship. verbs► have a knack· He seems to have a knack for getting people to agree with him. ► get the knack· Once you've got the knack, you'll never forget how to do it. ► lose the knack· He proved that he hadn't lost the knack for scoring goals. adjectives► an uncanny knack (=an ability that seems surprising or strange)· She has an uncanny knack for knowing what you're really thinking. ► an unhappy knack (=a knack that you would not want)· He had the unhappy knack of making enemies. ADJECTIVE► uncanny· But like most of his colleagues in Hampden Babylon he had an uncanny knack of pushing the self-destruct button.· He had a deep knowledge of the habits of all the local wildlife and an uncanny knack of befriending them.· Keanu Reeves plays a criminal defense attorney who has an uncanny knack for picking sympathetic jurors.· As some one said ... him and Strach had an uncanny knack of supporting each other when needed. VERB► get· It may take time for you to get the knack.· You got to have the knack.· Once you have got the knack of this you can do it anywhere, whenever you need it.· With a little more coaching he might get the knack. ► lose· Basically, I just seem to have lost the knack with men.· And his six goals in his four games while on loan to Coventry City have shown he has not lost his knack.· He seems to have lost the knack when he most needed it, for he was stoned to death by unimpressed heathens.· Mr Barre's brutality has made him plenty of enemies, and recently he has lost his knack for balancing the clans. ► make· But he had the unhappy knack of making enemies in the party.· As ever, the knack is to make yourself stand out from the corporate crowd.· It has the knack of making the usual unusual, the ordinary extraordinary, the commonplace special.· He had found in school that he didn't seem to have the knack of making himself come.· He had perfected the knack of making one really last, for which he was known and hated by several West-End barmen. ► have a knack of doing something- Children have a knack of choosing the most inconvenient or embarrassing times for their Socratic dialogues.
- I have spent years using buses, and seem to have a knack of sitting next to some very odd people.
1[singular] a natural skill or ability → talentknack for doing something Some people seem to have a knack for making money.knack of doing something Thomson’s knack of scoring vital goals makes him important to the team.2have a knack of doing something British English to have a tendency to do something: He has a knack of saying the wrong thing.COLLOCATIONSverbshave a knack· He seems to have a knack for getting people to agree with him.get the knack· Once you've got the knack, you'll never forget how to do it.lose the knack· He proved that he hadn't lost the knack for scoring goals.adjectivesan uncanny knack (=an ability that seems surprising or strange)· She has an uncanny knack for knowing what you're really thinking.an unhappy knack (=a knack that you would not want)· He had the unhappy knack of making enemies. |