know-how

[noh-hou]

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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

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Related Words for knowhow

wise, mindful, conscious, apprehensive, receptive, informed, alive, appreciative, awake, cognizant, familiar, attentive, intuition, knack, talent, hunch, sentiment, aptitude, impulse, sense

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Historical Examples of knowhow

It's part of a smart gambler's knowhow to drop a few credits deliberately now and then.
Starman's Quest
Robert Silverberg
I only knowHow thoughts of you forever cling to me:I wonder how the seasons come and goBeyond the sapphire sea?
Pulpit and Press
Mary Baker Eddy

British Dictionary definitions for knowhow

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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Word Origin and History for knowhow

also know-how, "technical expertise," 1838, American English, from know (v.) + how.