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noun knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
Origin of know-how 1830–40, Americanism ; noun use of verb phrase know how
Words nearby know-how know by sight, knowe, knowed, know enough to come in out of the rain, know from Adam, know-how , know if one is coming or going, knowing, know-it-all, knowledge, knowledgeable
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Example sentences from the Web for know-how Once again, Apple has all the know-how to enter, and dominate, this market without making an acquisition.
Apple Wants Beats So It Can Control You | Ted Gioia| May 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The Iranians now have most of the know-how and most of the radioactive stuff they need to build a bomb.
Iranian Bombs and Black Swans in the Nuclear Negotiations | Christopher Dickey| December 17, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Tax incentives exist abroad, and those with the resources and know-how have long taken advantage of them, well within the law.
Mitt Romney’s Flat-Footed Tax Dodge | Daniel Stone| July 10, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Food and relief and American know-how may not be enough for Haiti.
What If Haiti Can't Be Saved? | Reihan Salam| January 15, 2010| DAILY BEAST
This, he said, would be a miracle of American Medical know-how .
Prologue to an Analogue | Leigh Richmond
You have the know-how and more general experience, and can do it.
The Yazoo Mystery | Irving Craddock
By phone, by gossip, by hearsay and by know-how he got the stories behind the story—the real horrors that he couldn't broadcast.
Prologue to an Analogue | Leigh Richmond
Man, it's a bigger job than you think, and you've got to have the know-how and the nerve before you can put it over.
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man | Marie Conway Oemler
Mebbe—mebbe Sis'll be gettin' married some day, an' I tell ye a little doctorin' know-how is mighty handy in a house.
The Bacillus of Beauty | Harriet Stark
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British Dictionary definitions for know-how noun informal ingenuity, aptitude, or skill; knack
commercial and saleable knowledge of how to do a particular thing; experience
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Words related to know-how proficiency, knowledge, ingenuity, background, wisdom, capability, expertise, aptitude, ability, dexterity, expertness, art, adroitness, experience, craft, command, faculty, savoir-faire, knack, flair