power vs skill

power and skill both are nouns.

power is a verb but skill is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
power	Yes	No	Yes	No
skill	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, skill is a hyponym of power; that is, skill is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than power:

power: possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
skill: ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

Other hyponyms of power include know-how, leadership, intelligence, aptitude, bilingualism, capacity, mental ability, creative thinking, creativeness, creativity, originality, science, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment, hand, superior skill, faculty, mental faculty, module.

power (noun)	skill (noun)
possession of controlling influence	ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
physical strength	an ability that has been acquired by training
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
a very wealthy or powerful businessman
(physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

power (verb)	skill (verb)
supply the force or power for the functioning of

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