Definition of Know-how

1. Noun. The (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something.

Generic synonyms: Ability, Power
Specialized synonyms: Bag Of Tricks, Sapience, Wisdom, Method

Definition of Know-how

1. Noun. the knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Know-how

knotweeds
knotwork
knotworks
knotwort
knotworts
knouleche
knout
knouted
knouting
knoutings
knouts
know'd
know-all
know-alls
know-how (current term)
know-it-all
know-it-alls
know apart
know beans about
know every trick in the book
know from a bar of soap
know in one's bones
know like the back of one's hand
know like the palm of one's hand
know nothing
know one's mind
know one's onions
know one's own mind
know one's stuff

Literary usage of Know-how

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"Bassanio, although what the English call a "bounder," doesn't exactly know how to broach the subject to his friend, as he wants to borrow money — always a ..."

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