methods [meth-uhd]
Main Entry:
method [meth-uhd]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: means, procedure
Synonyms: adjustment, approach, arrangement, channels, course, custom, design, disposal, disposition, fashion, form, formula, habit, line, manner, mechanism, method, mode, modus, modus operandi, nuts and bolts, plan, practice, proceeding, process, program, receipt, recipe, red tape, ritual, rote, routine, rubric, rule, rut, schema, scheme, shortcut, style, system, tack, tactics, technic, technique, tenor, the book, usage, way, ways and means, wise, wrinkle
Notes: a method is a way of doing things; a methodology is a set or system of methods
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Method. [Path.]
Category: 1. Conceptional volition
Synonyms:
-nouns
method, way, manner, wise, gait, form, mode, fashion, tone, guise; modus operandi, MO; procedure (line of conduct)., path, road, route, course; line of way, line of road; trajectory, orbit, track, beat, tack., steps; stair, staircase; flight of stairs, ladder, stile; perron., bridge, footbridge, viaduct, pontoon, steppingstone, plank, gangway; drawbridge; pass, ford, ferry, tunnel; pipe., door; gateway (opening); channel, passage, avenue, means of access, approach, adit; artery, lane, alley, aisle, lobby, corridor; back door, back stairs; secret passage; covert way; vennel., roadway, pathway, stairway; express; thoroughfare; highway; turnpike , freeway, royal road, coach road; broad highway, King's highway, Queen's highway; beaten track, beaten path; horse road, bridle road, bridle track, bridle path; walk, trottoir, footpath, pavement, flags, sidewalk; crossroad, byroad, bypath, byway; cut; short cut (mid-course) [more]; carrefour; private road, occupation road; highways and byways; railroad, railway, tram road, tramway; towpath; causeway; canal (conduit); street (abode); speedway.
-adverbs
how; in what way, in what manner; by what mode; so, in this way, after this fashion., one way or another, anyhow; somehow or other (instrumentality); by way of; via; in transitu; on the high road to.
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Main Entry: approach
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: plan of attack, resolution
Synonyms: attitude, concept, course, crack, fling, go*, idea, lick, manner, means, method, mode, modus operandi, new wrinkle, offer, procedure, program, shot, stab, style, technique, way, whack, wrinkle
Main Entry: arrangement
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something that has been ordered
Synonyms: alignment, array, classification, combination, composition, design, display, disposition, distribution, form, grouping, lineup, method, ordering, organization, pattern, pecking order, ranging, rank, sequence, setup, structure, system
Main Entry: art
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: skill, creativity
Synonyms: adroitness, aptitude, artistry, craft, craftsmanship, dexterity, expertise, facility, imagination, ingenuity, inventiveness, knack, know-how, knowledge, mastery, method, profession, trade, virtuosity
Antonyms: lack, unskill
Main Entry: code
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: law, rule
Synonyms: canon, charter, codex, constitution, convention, custom, digest, discipline, ethics, etiquette, manners, maxim, method, regulation, system
Main Entry: course
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: plan of study
Synonyms: class, conference, curriculum, discussion group, interest, laboratory, lecture, matriculation, meeting, method, period, preparation, procedure, program, regimen, schedule, seminar, session, speciality, subject
Main Entry: custom
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ritual, traditional action
Synonyms: attitude, canon, ceremony, character, convention, conventionalism, customariness, design, dictates, established way, etiquette, fashion, folkways, form, formality, inheritence, manner, matter of course, method, mode, mold, mores, observance, observation, pattern, performance, policy, practice, praxis, precedent, precept, rite, routine, rule, second nature, style, system, taste, type, unwritten law, unwritten rule, usage, use, vogue, way
Notes: costume and custom were actually two forms of the same Latin root consuetudinem 'habit, custom,' with costume first meaning 'manners and customs belonging to a particular time and place'
Antonyms: departure, deviation
Main Entry: design
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: sketch, draft
Synonyms: architecture, arrangement, blueprint, chart, comp, composition, conception, constitution, construction, delineation, depiction, diagram, doodle, drawing, dummy, form, formation, idea, layout, makeup, map, method, model, outline, paste-up, pattern, perspective, picture, plan, scheme, study, tracery, tracing, treatment
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