know-how
Know-how is the knowledge and skill needed to complete a task. Mechanics have a lot of know-how when it comes to cars.
This folksy word pretty much defines itself: when you have know-how, you know how to do something. People pick up know-how in many ways. In school, you can gain know-how, especially in classes that are very practical. The best way to get know-how is through experience. For example, teachers may learn about teaching in school, but they won't have a lot of know-how till they've spent a few years in front of a class of students.
Definitions of know-how
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the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
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Apollo program
a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon
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Gemini program
a program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and 1966
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Mercury program
a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between 1961 and 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth
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bag of tricks
a supply of ways of accomplishing something
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sapience, wisdom
ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
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method
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
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astuteness, deepness, depth, profoundness, profundity
the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
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discernment, judgement, judgment, sagaciousness, sagacity
the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations
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pedagogics, pedagogy, teaching method
the principles and methods of instruction
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method of choice
the best method to achieve a desired result
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methodology
the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
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mnemonics
a method or system for improving the memory
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solution
a method for solving a problem
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system, system of rules
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
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technique
a practical method or art applied to some particular task
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technicolor
a trademarked method of making color motion pictures
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statistical method, statistical procedure
a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic
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wrinkle
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
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Apollo program
Pronunciation
US
/ˌnoʊ ˈhaʊ/
UK
/ˈnəʊhaʊ/
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