PRACTICES Synonyms

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• the act of drawing spatially closer to something

• a way of entering or leaving

• the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

• the event of one object coming closer to another

• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

• the temporal property of becoming nearer in time

• a close approximation

• a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green

• move towards

• come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character

• begin to deal with

• come near in time

• make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion

• a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

• an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

• a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

• a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

• a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

• an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

• found in the ordinary course of events

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action

• the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

• instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

• (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium

• a complex of methods or rules governing behavior

• an organized structure for arranging or classifying

• a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts

• a procedure or process for obtaining an objective

• the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole

• an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized

• a practical method or art applied to some particular task

• skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

• the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

• the act of using

• systematic training by multiple repetitions

• a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding

• (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches

• an action, often used negatively and without consequences

• put to use

• carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

• give a workout to

• do physical exercise

• learn by repetition

• a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

• similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

• systematic training by multiple repetitions

• (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

• make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

• train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

• learn by repetition

• teach by repetition

• undergo military training or do military exercises

• a perceptual structure

• a customary way of operation or behavior

• a decorative or artistic work

• something regarded as a normative example

• a model considered worthy of imitation

• something intended as a guide for making something else

• the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

• graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle

• plan or create according to a model or models

• form a pattern

• engage in a rehearsal (of)

• carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

• learn by repetition

• made according to the specifications of an individual

• accepted or habitual practice

• a specific practice of long standing

• money collected under a tariff

• habitual patronage

• an established custom

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

• the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

• attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

• excessive use of drugs

• put a habit on

• a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)

• (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory

• an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

• found in the ordinary course of events

• activity leading to skilled behavior

• the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

• the act of testing something

• trying something to find out about it

• the act of undergoing testing

• (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law

• (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

• an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event

• an established custom

• the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit