Noun Poker is a game of luck and skill. The work is difficult and requires a lot of skill. Cooking is a useful skill. He has excellent social skills.
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Noun
Tua has one special skill of throwing the ball accurately. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Welders’ can make up to $117,000 and enjoy great job security since the skill is so specialized and necessary.Essence, 2 Sep. 2022 But for the kids, technique-wise and maybe technically, Tanner Buchanan (Robbie) has the most skill. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022 However, in 2022, C-suite executives ranked coding as the most needed skill, according to the report. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2022 Liz Keating, council's only Republican member, said Long has the skill to get things to a yes, but can say no when needed. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2022 Not only for the sport of it, and the great skill of the combatants, but even more so for the dramatic backstory attached.Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 The only skill required for this cute mummy craft is to wrap yarn around a paper doll figure. Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022 Spikeball takes all the fun, strategy, and skill of volleyball and packs it into a compact, go-anywhere kit that fits into a backpack. Mike Richard, Men's Health, 20 Aug. 2022
Verb
On July 29, a youth skills camp, free of charge for boys and girls, will take place at the Keney Woodland Basketball Courts in Keney Park in Hartford. Mike Anthony, courant.com, 31 May 2017 Better options for a ramp-down business would include services that leverage expertise or skills the entrepreneur is already known for. Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 May 2017 Instruction focuses on what is interesting and meaningful to each child, layering necessary skilling on top, with six classes divided into age groups. Nadine Jolie Courtney, Town & Country, 11 Oct. 2016 Occasionally you are made to feel adrift in narrative Siberia, left to dream about condensation and editing, about the knife skills an oral historian should have in her kit. Dwight Garner, New York Times, 24 May 2016 There are also medical engineers skilled in the use of advanced diagnostic equipment, and hydro-engineers to stave off the flooding. David Hiser, National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2016 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English skil, from Old Norse, distinction, knowledge; probably akin to Old English scylian to separate, sciell shell — more at shell
Verb
Middle English skilen, from Old Norse skilja to separate, divide; akin to Old Norse skil distinction