Skill vs. Practice
Skillnoun
Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate.
Skillnoun
(obsolete) Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
Skillnoun
(obsolete) Knowledge; understanding.
Skillnoun
(obsolete) Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
Skilladjective
Great, excellent.
Skillverb
(transitive) To set apart; separate.
Skillverb
To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to).
Skillverb
To know; to understand.
Skillverb
(intransitive) To have knowledge or comprehension; discern.
Skillverb
(intransitive) To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous.
Skillverb
To make a difference; signify; matter.
Skillverb
(video games) To spend acquired points in exchange for skills.
Skillnoun
Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause.
Skillnoun
Knowledge; understanding.
Skillnoun
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.
Skillnoun
Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.
Skillnoun
Any particular art.
Skillverb
To know; to understand.
Skillverb
To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in performance.
Skillverb
To make a difference; to signify; to matter; - used impersonally.
Skillnoun
an ability that has been acquired by training
Skillnoun
ability to produce solutions in some problem domain;
Skill
A skill is the learned ability to perform an action with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills.
Practicenoun
Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.
Practicenoun
An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.
Practicenoun
The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.
Practicenoun
(countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.
Practicenoun
The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.
Practicenoun
A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
Practicenoun
Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.
Practicenoun
(legal) The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
Practicenoun
Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.
Practicenoun
(math) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
Practiceverb
alternative spelling of practise
Practicenoun
Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise.
Practicenoun
Customary or constant use; state of being used.
Practicenoun
Skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness.
Practicenoun
Actual performance; application of knowledge; - opposed to theory.
Practicenoun
Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music.
Practicenoun
Application of science to the wants of men; the exercise of any profession; professional business; as, the practice of medicine or law; a large or lucrative practice.
Practicenoun
Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; - usually in a bad sense.
Practicenoun
A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.
Practicenoun
The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.
Practiceverb
To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming.
Practiceverb
To exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc., as, to practice law or medicine.
Practiceverb
To exercise one's self in, for instruction or improvement, or to acquire discipline or dexterity; as, to practice gunnery; to practice music.
Practiceverb
To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
Practiceverb
To make use of; to employ.
Practiceverb
To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
Practiceverb
To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the piano.
Practiceverb
To learn by practice; to form a habit.
Practiceverb
To try artifices or stratagems.
Practiceverb
To apply theoretical science or knowledge, esp. by way of experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or profession, esp. that of medicine or of law.
Practicenoun
a customary way of operation or behavior;
Practicenoun
systematic training by multiple repetitions;
Practicenoun
translating an idea into action;
Practicenoun
the exercise of a profession;
Practicenoun
knowledge of how something is usually done;
Practiceverb
learn by repetition;
Practiceverb
avail oneself to;
Practiceverb
carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;
Practiceverb
engage in a rehearsal (of)
Practicenoun
the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it
Practicenoun
the carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer
Practicenoun
the business or premises of a doctor or lawyer
Practicenoun
the customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something
Practicenoun
an established method of legal procedure.
Practicenoun
repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it
Practicenoun
a period of time spent practising an activity or skill
Practiceverb
US spelling of practise
