how-to
1 of 2adjective
ˈhau̇-ˈtü 
: giving practical instruction and advice (as on a craft)
how-to books on all sorts of hobbies
Harry Milt
Harry Milthow-to
2 of 2noun
: a practical method or instruction
the how-tos of balancing a checkbook
also : something (such as a book) that provides such instruction
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1926, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1954, in the meaning defined above
how-tos
noun
as in manuals
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- manuals
- handbooks
- guidebooks
- books
- tomes
- pocket books
- catalogs
- trade books
- trade editions
- pocket editions
- encyclopedias
- treatises
- texts
- cyclopedias
- paperbacks
- monographs
- folios
- softbacks
- dictionaries
- papers
- textbooks
- volumes
- primers
- cyclopaedias
- catalogues
- paperbounds
- hardcovers
- hardbacks
- softcovers
- quartos
- anthologies
- novelettes
- picture books
- novels
- almanacs
- tracts
- casebooks
- albums
- pulps
- chapbooks
- omnibuses