how-to

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Etymology

From how +‎ to.

Adjective

how-to (not comparable)

  1. That gives advice or instruction on a particular topic.
    • 2010, Ellen Goodman, Paper Trail: Common Sense in Uncommon Times:
      The Rules is a veritable compost heap of do's and (mostly) don't's for a woman—oops, girl—who wants to master the fine art of womanipulation. It's a how-to book: how to make a man desperate to marry a girl

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Noun

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how-to (plural how-tos)

  1. A brief informal description of how to accomplish a specific task.
  2. A book or other guide describing how to accomplish tasks in a certain field.

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