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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "skilled",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "having enough ability, experience and knowledge to be able to do something well",
"sensetop": "skilled in/at something/doing something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a skilled engineer/negotiator/craftsman"
},
{
"text": "a shortage of **skilled labour** *(= people who have had training in a skill)*"
},
{
"text": "She is **highly skilled** at dealing with difficult customers.",
"contextForm": "skilled in/at something/doing something"
},
{
"text": "She wasn't very skilled with the camera yet."
},
{
"text": "They were skilled in the art of war."
},
{
"text": "We have a shortage of technically skilled workers."
},
{
"text": "She's highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["at", "in", "with"],
"phrases": ["skilled in the art (of something)"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "needing special abilities or training",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Furniture-making is very skilled work."
},
{
"text": "Interviewing is a very skilled job."
}
],
"synonyms": "expert",
"topics": ["Jobs"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "become"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["at", "in", "with"],
"phrases": ["skilled in the art (of something)"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/skɪld/",
"audio": "sk/skilled/skilled__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/skɪld/",
"audio": "sk/skilled/skilled__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}