Skill

1. Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
2. To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
3. Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
4. The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in the application of the art or science to practical purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc.
5. To know; to understand.
6. To make a difference; to signify; to matter; -- used impersonally.
7. Knowledge; understanding.
8. Any particular art.