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   skill

   /skɪl/

   noun

   • 1. the ability to do something well; expertise: "difficult work, taking great skill" Similar expertiseskilfulnessexpertnessadeptnessadroitnessdeftnessdexterityabilityprowessmasterycompetencecompetencycapabilityefficiencyaptitudeartistryartfinesseflairvirtuosityexperienceprofessionalismtalentclevernesssmartnessingenuityversatilityknackreadinesshandinessinformal:know-howOpposite incompetence
   • ▪ a particular ability: "the skills of cookery" Similar accomplishmentstrengthgiftforte

   verb

   • 1. train (a worker) to do a particular task: "training firms are already seeing a boost from companies looking to skill employees in cloud technologies"

   Word Origin late Old Englishscele ‘knowledge’, from Old Norse skil ‘discernment, knowledge’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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