N. knowledge,
cognizance,
cognition, cognoscence|, acquaintance, experience,
ken,
privity, insight,
familiarity,
comprehension,
apprehension, recognition,
appreciation,
intuition, conscience, consciousness, perception,
precognition, acroamatics|, light,
enlightenment,
glimpse,
inkling,
glimmer,
glimmering,
dawn,
scent, suspicion, impression, discovery, system of knowledge, body of knowledge, science, philosophy,
pansophy, acroama|, theory,
aetiology,
etiology, circle of the sciences,
pandect, doctrine, body of doctrine,
cyclopedia,
encyclopedia, school, tree of knowledge, republic of letters,
erudition, learning,
lore,
scholarship, reading, letters, literature, book madness, book learning,
bookishness,
bibliomania,
bibliolatry, information, general information, store of knowledge &c, education, culture, menticulture, attainments, acquirements, acquisitions, accomplishments,
proficiency, practical knowledge, liberal education,
dilettantism, rudiments, deep knowledge, profound knowledge, solid knowledge, accurate knowledge, acroatic knowledge, acroamatic knowledge, vast knowledge, extensive knowledge, encyclopedic knowledge, encyclopedic learning,
omniscience,
pantology, march of intellect, progress of science, advance of science, advance of learning, schoolmaster abroad, scholar
V. know,
ken,
scan,
wot, wot aware, be aware, - of,
ween,
weet,
trow, have, possess, conceive,
apprehend,
comprehend, take,
realize, understand, savvy*,
appreciate,
fathom, make out, recognize,
discern, perceive, see, get a sight-of, experience, know full well, have some knowledge of, possess some knowledge of, be au courant, have in one's head, have at one' fingers ends, know by heart, know by rote, be master of, connaitre le dessous des cartes, know what's what, see one's way, discover, come to one's knowledge
Adj. knowing,
cognitive,
acroamatic, aware of, cognizant of, conscious of, acquainted with, made acquainted with, privy to, no stranger to, au -fait, au courant, in the secret, up to, alive to, behind the scenes, behind the curtain, let into, apprized of, informed of,
undeceived, proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in, conversant with, familiar with,
erudite,
instructed,
leaned, lettered, educated, well conned, well informed, well read, well grounded, well educated,
enlightened,
shrewd,
savant, blue,
bookish,
scholastic, solid, profound,
deep-read, book- learned,
accomplished,
omniscient,
self-taught, known, ascertained,
well-known, recognized, received,
notorious, noted,
proverbial, familiar, familiar as household words, familiar to every schoolboy,
hackneyed,
trite,
trivial,
commonplace,
cognoscible,
cognizable Adv. to one's knowledge, to the best of one's knowledge
Phr. one's eyes being opened, ompredre tout c'est tout pardonner, empta dolore docet experientia, γνῶθι σεαυτόν, "half our knowledge we must snatch not take", jahre lehren mehr als bucher, "knowledge comes but wisdom lingers", "knowledge is power", les affaires font les hommes, nec scire fas est omnia, "the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds", was ich nicht weiss macht mich nicht heiss
Skill Roget’s Thesaurus §698 N. skill,
skillfulness, address,
dexterity,
dexterousness,
adroitness,
expertness,
proficiency,
competence, technical competence, craft,
callidity, facility,
knack,
trick,
sleight,
mastery,
mastership, excellence,
panurgy,
ambidexterity,
ambidextrousness, sleight of hand,
seamanship, airmanship,
marksmanship,
horsemanship, rope-dancing,
accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, art, science,
technicality,
technology, practical knowledge, technical knowledge, knowledge of the world, world wisdom, savoir faire,
tact, mother wit, discretion &c. *(caution) 864,
finesse,
craftiness, management,
self-help,
cleverness, talent, ability, ingenuity, capacity, parts, talents, faculty,
endowment,
forte, turn, gift, genius, intelligence, sharpness,
readiness, invention, aptness,
aptitude, turn for, capacity for, genius for,
felicity,
capability, curiosa felicitas,
qualification,
habilitation,
proficient,
masterpiece, coup de maitre, chef d'euvre, tour de force, good stroke
V. be skillful, excel in, be master of, have a turn for, know what's what, know a hawk from a handsaw, know what one is about, know on which side one's bread is buttered, know what's o'clock, have cut one's eye teeth, have cut one's wisdom teeth, see one's way, see where the wind lies, see which way the wind blows, have all one's wits about one, have one's hand in, savoir vivre, scire quid valeant humeri quid ferre recusent, look after the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth, live by one's wits, exercise one's discretion, feather the oar, sail near the wind, stoop to conquer, play one's cards well, play one's best card, hit the right nail on the head, put the saddle on the right horse, take advantage of, make the most of, profit by &e, (use) 677, make a hit, make a virtue of necessity, make hay while the sun shines
Adj. skillful,
dexterous,
adroit,
expert, apt,
handy, quick,
deft, ready, gain,
slick,
smart,
proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at,
au fait,
thoroughbred, masterly,
crack,
accomplished,
conversant, experienced, practiced, skilled,
hackneyed, up in, well up in, in practice, in proper cue, competent, efficient, qualified, capable, fitted, fit for, up to the mark, trained,
initiated, prepared, primed, finished,
clever,
cute, able, ingenious,
felicitous, gifted, talented, endowed,
inventive,
shrewd, sharp, on the ball,
cunning, alive to, up to snuff, not to be caught with chaff,
discreet, neat-handed, fine-fingered, nimble-fingered,
ambidextrous, sure- footed, cut out for, fitted for, technical, artistic, scientific,
daedalian,
shipshape, workman- like, business-like, statesman-like
Adv. skillfully, well, artistically, with skill, with consummate skill, secundum artem, suo marte, to the best of one's abilities
Phr. ars celare artem, artes honorabit, celui qui veut celui-la peut, c'est une grande habilite que de savoir cacher sonhabilite, expertus metuit, es bildet ein talent sich in der stille sich ein charakter in dem strom der welt, "heart to conceive the understanding to direct, or the hand to execute", if you have lemons, make lemonade