Knack
Knack noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Tendency to and knack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendency to" instead a noun "Knack".
Nearby Words: knacker, knackery
Tendency to
Knack and tendency to are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Knack" with "Tendency to", this terms are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Season 4's Greg Littlejohn had a knack for letting his nerves get the better of him, and he also had a bit of a tendency to get emotional.
Source: Series / Top Shot -
Lampshaded in Martin's Anguished Declaration of Love at the end of Series 5 when he mentions that one of the things he hates about Portwenn is how the locals have an "unerring knack of catching any virus that comes within a five-mile radius" and their tendency to "spread contagion like a bush fire".
Source: Series / Doc Martin -
Secret Chaser: Aunt Trudi Shared Family Quirks: Megan and Marc both share a tendency to put their hands in the pockets of their sweaters and share a knack for hacking, though Megan admits Marc had to teach her.
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