"skills" in the noun sense
1. skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment
an ability that has been acquired by training
2. skill, science
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
"the skill of a well-trained boxer"
"the sweet science of pugilism"
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