Knack and Shine

Knack

Knack noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Shine and knack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shine" instead a noun "Knack".

Nearby Words: knacker, knackery

Shine noun - Brightness created by light reflected from a surface.

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Knack and shine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knack" instead a noun "Shine".

Nearby Words: shining, shiny, shiner

good	good knack	good shine
best	best knack	best shine
particular	particular knack	particular shine
natural	natural knack	natural shine
Other adjectives: simple, great, blue, little, young, new, final.

Eric Saward's knack for writing copious amounts of violence into his stories begins to shine here, as this story was so violent that Australia slapped it with a "M" rating, which they had only done once before many years earlier with the 1970 Third Doctor serial "The Ambassadors of Death".

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S22 E1 "Attack of the Cybermen"

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