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Answer for the clue "Great ability ", 5 letters:
skill
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Word definitions for skill in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. 1 (context transitive English) To set apart; separate. 2 (context transitive chiefly dialectal English) To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to). 3 (context transitive English) To know; to understand. 4 (context intransitive ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 12c., "power of discernment," from Old Norse skil "distinction, ability to make out, discernment, adjustment," related to skilja (v.) "to separate; discern, understand," from Proto-Germanic *skaljo- "divide, separate" (cognates: Swedish skäl "reason," ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Skill \Skill\, v. t. To know; to understand. [Obs.] To skill the arts of expressing our mind. --Barrow.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an ability that has been acquired by training [syn: accomplishment , acquirement , acquisition , attainment ] ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" [syn: science ]
Usage examples of skill.
He was accounted a Master of Sorcere, the only Baenre so recognized other than old Gromph himself, and was reputed to be an abjurer of some skill.
But time had worked its curative powers, and soon the letters were abrim with exciting events of this richest court in all the Middle Kingdoms, as well as with pride of new skills mastered.
About this time my destiny made me acquainted with a nobleman called Mark Antony Zorzi, a man of parts and famous for his skill in writing verses in the Venetian dialect.
The root of the larger white Water Lily is acrid, and will redden the skill if the juice is applied thereto.
Already, with actorish skills, he was firming up his eyes and straightening his back.
Only noblemen possess the finesse and acuity required to learn the skills of governing eotaurs and the fickle currents of the atmosphere.
I believe you understand the skill and mental acuity it would take to make a discerning decision about such a discovery, since prior knowledge of ancient objects and religions may be too skewed to be of service regarding this matter.
Even though, at that moment, the adolescent may be trying to avoid dealing with these tricky emotional situations in-person, navigating these situations online can be a good way to practice skills that later will generalize to their face-to-face encounters.
When I encountered him in the caverns, I thought he was merely Afrit, but Afrits do not have a skill with Fire.
But the third great transformation, and the most important, after agriculture, Goudsblom said, was industrialisation, the union of fire with water, to produce in the first instance steam, harnessing a new form of energy which enabled machines of unprecedented size and power to perform certain routine skills much better and much faster than was possible by hand.
A very specific point, alas, and that more by will than any skill the medics brought.
She was more noted for her skill at archery and the constant shadows of three or more of the Alaunt hounds at her heels.
But for all his skill in the wilds, Alec had always found towns rather baffling.
Whatever skill and courage could achieve, had been performed by the Roman general: it remained only that Justinian should terminate, by a strong and seasonable effort, the war which he had ambitiously undertaken.
What if she was told to dance, to show the skills she knew Masri had told Amir she had learned?