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skill
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- pronunciation:
- skIl
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
ability to perform a task or tasks well, esp. because of training or experience.
After taking this class, her writing skill has improved.He has a lot of skill as a carpenter.- synonyms:
- address, art, craft, cunning, deftness, dexterity, expertise, facility, handicraft, proficiency
- antonyms:
- incompetence
- similar words:
- competence, forte, qualification, technique, trick
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| definition 2: |
a craft or trade that requires training and attention to detail.
Good needlework is a skill that's taken her many years to perfect.Painting is an art form, but it is also a skill.- synonyms:
- craft, handicraft, trade
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| definition 3: |
a particular learned thing that helps one to have success in some area.
typing skillsreading skills |
| related words: |
ability, aptitude, artistry, caliber, capability, ease, faculty, flair, gift, hand, hang, ingenuity, knack, know-how, knowledge, mastery, power, prowess, touch, understanding |
adjective + (n.)skill
academic,
advanced,
analytical,
appropriate,
artistic,
athletic,
aural,
basic,
behavioral,
cognitive,
considerable,
creative,
critical,
developing,
effective,
essential,
functional,
fundamental,
improved,
improving,
instructional,
intellectual,
interpersonal,
listening,
living,
managerial,
marketable,
musical,
oral,
organizational,
physical,
practical,
psychological,
relevant,
requisite,
social,
spatial,
specialized,
specific,
superior,
technical,
technological,
useful,
valuable,
verbal,
visual
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verb + (n.)skill
acquire,
apply,
assess,
cope,
demonstrate,
develop,
emphasize,
enhance,
evaluate,
exhibit,
gain,
hone,
improve,
lack,
learn,
master,
perform,
possess,
practice,
refine,
reinforce,
require,
sharpen,
teach,
test,
transfer,
upgrade,
utilize
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(n.)skill
+ verb
enable, relate, train
noun + (n.)skill
acquisition,
assessment,
awareness,
classroom,
communication,
competence,
comprehension,
concept,
coping,
counseling,
creativity,
emphasis,
fitness,
improvement,
knowledge,
lack,
language,
leadership,
learning,
listening,
literacy,
management,
mastery,
math,
mathematics,
motor,
orientation,
parenting,
performance,
practice,
reading,
self-esteem,
set,
solving,
student,
survival,
teaching,
thinking,
writing
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