Associations to the word «Knack»

Wiktionary

KNACK, noun. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity.
KNACK, noun. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.
KNACK, noun. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity; a trick; a device.
KNACK, verb. (obsolete) (UK) (dialect) To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.
KNACK, verb. To speak affectedly.

Dictionary definition

KNACK, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley