skill
1the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.
competent excellence in performance; expertness; dexterity: The dancers performed with skill.
a craft, trade, or job requiring manual dexterity or special training in which a person has competence and experience: the skill of cabinetmaking.
Obsolete. understanding; discernment.
Obsolete. reason; cause.
Origin of skill
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Other definitions for skill (2 of 2)
to matter.
to help; avail.
Origin of skill
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How to use skill in a sentence
In 2010, a study at the University of North Texas compared how students retain information literacy skills in a face-to-face class, an online class and a blended class.
Why hasn’t digital learning lived up to its promise? | Walter Thompson | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchThey viewed the ability to sift through all this advice as a crucial skill to learn.
Startup founders must overcome information overload | Walter Thompson | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchThese bots offer increasing levels of customizability and complexity to match a young one’s skills.
Customers can use the company’s skill to order Tide products without having to pull up the Amazon app or go to the Tide website.
How to drive digital innovation necessary during the pandemic | Nick Chasinov | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine WatchShe also asked students to choose a skill and practice it regularly.
A 15-Week Exercise Plan for Kids and Families | Krista Langlois | September 12, 2020 | Outside Online
With all due respect to his athletic skill, Gronkowski is not high on the list of NFL players that elicit carnal thoughts.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits | Emily Shire | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTInvestigators will focus on whether the sudden emergency was so extreme that no degree of pilot skill would have helped.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the steaks are eaten, Mount, who has some skill in these things, brings up the movie.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTConflicts and resolutions were staged with the skill of a chessplayer working out new endgame strategies.
Can Tarzan of the Apes Survive in a Post-Colonial World? | Ted Gioia | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe finishes off the task he has set himself here with considerable precision and skill.
Here convincing proof was given of Mme. Mesdag's accuracy, originality of interpretation, and her skill in the use of color.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementTobacco requires a great deal of skill and trouble in the right management of it.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The Gentleman's Magazine contains a long list of the bridges and churches which attest his reputation and skill.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe Winnebagos also manufacture pipes of the same form, but of a smaller size, in lead, with considerable skill.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.I was soon surprised to find that I too had a taste for statistics and acquired some skill in their compilation.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
British Dictionary definitions for skill
/ (skɪl) /
special ability in a task, sport, etc, esp ability acquired by training
something, esp a trade or technique, requiring special training or manual proficiency
obsolete understanding
Origin of skill
1Derived forms of skill
- skill-less or skilless, adjective
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