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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.
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Better options for a ramp-down business would include services that leverage expertise or skills the entrepreneur is already known for.
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Instruction focuses on what is interesting and meaningful to each child, layering necessary skilling on top, with six classes divided into age groups.
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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.
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There are also medical engineers skilled in the use of advanced diagnostic equipment, and hydro-engineers to stave off the flooding.
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Origin and Etymology of skill
Middle English skilen, from Old Norse skilja to separate, divide; akin to Old Norse skil distinction
Definition of skill
2 a
:the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance
b
:dexterity or coordination especially in the execution of learned physical tasks
3
:a learned power of doing something competently :a developed aptitude or ability
- language skills
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skill-lessness
or skillessness nounExamples of skill in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of skill from the Web
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But the real skill needed to be a great chef — and a good cook, for that matter, lies in the creative ability to harmonize flavors.
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There's always a crowd, so there's no better place to show off your singing skills.
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Sectors such as hospitality and construction, which rely heavily on EU workers, are already warning of growing skills shortages.
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Encourage your children to get involved in activities, develop coping skills and connect with those around them.
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After catching 35 passes for 671 yards and eight touchdowns last season, Robinson emerged into a big-time recruit due to his size (6-foot-4, 215 pounds), athleticism and pass-catching skills.
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Her archery skills did, after all, almost get her a spot in the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
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If a student is simply looking for useful skills, no flaccid, pseudo-scientific rhetoric will convince him to read Rousseau instead of studying business or economics.
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During his tenure, Costos relied on using social skills in the service of diplomacy.
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Origin and Etymology of skill
Middle English skil, from Old Norse, distinction, knowledge; probably akin to Old English scylian to separate, sciell shell — more at shell
skill Synonyms
Synonyms
adeptness, adroitness, art, artfulness, artifice, artistry, cleverness, craft, cunning, deftness, masterfulness, skillfulnessAntonyms
artlessness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitnessRelated Words
dexterity, ease, finesse, handiness; experience, expertise, expertness, know-how, proficiency; creativity, ingenuity, inventiveness, knowledge, learning; aptitude, bent, flair, gift, knack, talentNear Antonyms
amateurishness, awkwardness, clumsiness, crudeness, klutziness, rudeness; inability, inadequacy, inadequateness, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficacy, inefficiencySynonym Discussion of skill
art, skill, cunning, artifice, craft mean the faculty of executing well what one has devised. art implies a personal, unanalyzable creative power.
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- the art of choosing the right word
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- the skill of a glassblower
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- a mystery plotted with great cunning
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- believed realism in film could be achieved only by artifice
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- the craft of a master goldsmith
SKILL Defined for English Language Learners
skill
noun
Definition of skill for English Language Learners
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: the ability to do something that comes from training, experience, or practice
SKILL Defined for Kids
skill
play
noun
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Definition of skill for Students
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:ability that comes from training or practice
- The band played with skill.
2
:a developed or acquired ability
- The skill of diving can be learned.
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