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knack

/næk/
noun
  1. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.

    Similar: dexterity, facility, skill

  2. A petty contrivance; a toy.

    Similar: knickknack, plaything, toy

  3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and dexterity.

    Similar: device, trick

Synonymsdevice, trick, dexterity, facility, skill, knickknack
verb
  1. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise; to chink.

  2. To speak affectedly.

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