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practice
Overview of noun practice
The noun practice has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (24) practice, pattern -- (a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern")
2. (5) exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation -- (systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect")
3. (3) practice, praxis -- (translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism")
4. (2) practice -- (the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired")
5. (1) practice -- (knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner")
Overview of verb practice
The verb practice has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (247) drill, exercise, practice, practise -- (learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales")
2. (94) practice, apply, use -- (avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance")
3. (72) practice, practise, exercise, do -- (carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law")
4. (22) rehearse, practise, practice -- (engage in a rehearsal (of))
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun practice
5 senses of practice
Sense 1
practice, pattern
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
=> training, preparation, grooming
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
practice, praxis
=> implementation, effectuation
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
practice
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
practice
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun practice
4 of 5 senses of practice
Sense 1
practice, pattern
=> biologism
=> cooperation
=> featherbedding
=> formalism
=> one-upmanship
=> pluralism
=> symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation
=> modernism
=> occult, occult arts
=> ornamentalism
=> cannibalism
=> careerism
=> custom, usage, usance
=> habitude
=> fashion
=> lobbyism
=> slavery, slaveholding
=> peonage
=> unwritten law
=> lynch law
=> mistreatment
=> nonconformism
=> calisthenics, callisthenics
=> popery, papism
=> quotation
=> ritual
=> ritualism
=> nudism, naturism
=> systematism
=> transvestism, transvestitism, cross dressing
Sense 2
exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
=> fire drill
=> manual of arms, manual
=> military drill
=> rehearsal
=> rehearsal, dry run
=> review, brushup
=> scrimmage
=> shadowboxing
=> target practice
Sense 4
practice
=> consultancy
=> cosmetology
=> dental practice
=> law practice
=> medical practice
=> optometry
=> witching
Sense 5
practice
=> custom, tradition
=> convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula
=> heritage
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun practice
5 senses of practice
Sense 1
practice, pattern
=> activity
Sense 2
exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
=> training, preparation, grooming
Sense 3
practice, praxis
=> implementation, effectuation
Sense 4
practice
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
Sense 5
practice
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
Antonyms of noun practice
Member Holonyms of noun practice
Substance Holonyms of noun practice
Part Holonyms of noun practice
Member Meronyms of noun practice
Substance Meronyms of noun practice
Part Meronyms of noun practice
Meronyms of noun practice
Holonyms of noun practice
Attributes of noun practice
Derived Forms of noun practice
3 of 5 senses of practice
Sense 1
practice, pattern
RELATED TO>(verb) practice#2
=> practice, apply, use
Sense 2
exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
RELATED TO>(verb) practice#4
=> rehearse, practise, practice
RELATED TO>(verb) practice#1
=> drill, exercise, practice, practise
Sense 4
practice
RELATED TO>(verb) practice#3
=> practice, practise, exercise, do
RELATED TO>(verb) practice#2
=> practice, apply, use
Domain of noun practice
Domain Terms of noun practice
Familiarity of noun practice
practice used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun practice
5 senses of practice
Sense 1
practice, pattern
> activity
=> variation, variance
=> space walk
=> domesticity
=> operation
=> operation
=> practice, pattern
=> diversion, recreation
=> cup of tea, bag, dish
=> follow-up, followup
=> game
=> turn, play
=> music
=> acting, playing, playacting, performing
=> liveliness, animation
=> burst, fit
=> work
=> works, deeds
=> service
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> occupation
=> writing, committal to writing
=> role
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> waste, wastefulness, dissipation
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> control
=> protection
=> sensory activity
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> training, preparation, grooming
=> representation
=> creation, creative activity
=> dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly
=> line function, line duty
=> puncture
=> search, hunt, hunting
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> operation, military operation
=> measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
=> calibration, standardization, standardisation
=> organization, organisation
=> grouping
=> support, supporting
=> continuance, continuation
=> procedure, process
=> ceremony
=> ceremony
=> worship
=> energizing, activating, activation
=> concealment, concealing, hiding
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
=> provision, supply, supplying
=> demand
=> pleasure
=> enjoyment, delectation
=> lamentation, mourning
=> laughter
=> market, marketplace
=> preparation, readying
=> aid, assist, assistance, help
=> support
=> behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
=> behavior, behaviour
=> leadership, leading
=> precession, precedence, precedency
=> solo
=> buzz
=> fun
=> sin, hell
=> release, outlet, vent
=> last
=> mystification, obfuscation
=> negotiation
=> perturbation, disturbance
=> timekeeping
Sense 2
exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
> training, preparation, grooming
=> athletic training
=> discipline
=> drill
=> exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
=> military training
=> retraining
=> schooling
=> skull session, skull practice
Sense 3
practice, praxis
> implementation, effectuation
=> invocation
=> instrumentation
=> motorization, motorisation
=> means, agency, way
=> practice, praxis
Sense 4
practice
> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> practice
=> play
=> misuse, abuse
=> exploitation, development
=> recycling
=> application, practical application
Sense 5
practice
> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> mind, head, brain, psyche, nous
=> place
=> public knowledge, general knowledge
=> episteme
=> ability, power
=> inability
=> lexis
=> vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon
=> practice
=> cognitive factor
=> equivalent
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> process, unconscious process
=> perception
=> structure
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> information
=> history
=> attitude, mental attitude
Meronyms of noun practice
5 senses of practice
Holonyms of noun practice
Grep of noun practice
dental practice
family practice
group practice
law practice
malpractice
medical practice
practice
practice game
practice of law
practice of medicine
practice range
practice session
practice teacher
sexual practice
skull practice
target practice
Antonyms of verb practice
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb practice
4 senses of practice
Sense 1
drill, exercise, practice, practise
=> learn, study, read, take
Sense 2
practice, apply, use
Sense 3
practice, practise, exercise, do
Sense 4
rehearse, practise, practice
=> perform, execute, do
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb practice
3 of 4 senses of practice
Sense 2
practice, apply, use
=> follow
Sense 3
practice, practise, exercise, do
=> shamanize, shamanise
Sense 4
rehearse, practise, practice
=> walk through
=> scrimmage
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb practice
4 senses of practice
Sense 1
drill, exercise, practice, practise
=> learn, study, read, take
Sense 2
practice, apply, use
Sense 3
practice, practise, exercise, do
Sense 4
rehearse, practise, practice
=> perform, execute, do
'Cause To' of verb practice
Derived Forms of verb practice
4 senses of practice
Sense 1
drill, exercise, practice, practise
RELATED TO>(noun) practice#2
=> exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
Sense 2
practice, apply, use
RELATED TO>(noun) practice#4
=> practice
RELATED TO>(noun) practice#1
=> practice, pattern
Sense 3
practice, practise, exercise, do
RELATED TO>(noun) practice#4
=> practice
Sense 4
rehearse, practise, practice
RELATED TO>(noun) practice#2
=> exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitation
Domain of verb practice
1 of 4 senses of practice
Sense 4
rehearse, practise, practice
TOPIC>(noun) performing arts#1
Domain Terms of verb practice
Familiarity of verb practice
practice used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb practice
4 senses of practice
Sense 1
drill, exercise, practice, practise
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
practice, apply, use
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
practice, practise, exercise, do
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
rehearse, practise, practice
EX: They will practice the duet
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb practice
2 of 4 senses of practice
Sense 1
drill, exercise, practice, practise
> learn, study, read, take
=> audit
=> train, prepare
=> drill, exercise, practice, practise
Sense 4
rehearse, practise, practice
> perform, execute, do
=> click off
=> sight-read
=> carry
=> pipe up
=> declaim, recite
=> serenade
=> cut corners
=> stunt
=> cut
=> blaze away
=> scamp
=> churn out
=> premier, premiere
=> star
=> appear
=> rehearse, practise, practice
=> improvise, improvize, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise
=> interpret, render
=> conduct, lead, direct
=> make
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb practice
Sense 1
drill, exercise, practice, practise
=> learn, study, read, take
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Sense 2
practice, apply, use
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Sense 3
practice, practise, exercise, do
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Sense 4
rehearse, practise, practice
=> perform, execute, do
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Grep of verb practice
practice
practice bundling
Grep of adj practice
out of practice
practiced
Grep of adv practice
in practice
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