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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | routine, usual procedure |
| Synonyms: | convenance, convention, custom, fashion, form, habit, habitude, manner, method, mode, praxis, proceeding, process, rule, system, tradition, trick, usage, use, usefulness, utility, way, wont |
| Antonyms: | abstention, refrain |
| Main Entry: | practice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business; clientele of business |
| Synonyms: | career, clients, patients, profession, vocation, work |
| Main Entry: | practice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repeat action to improve |
| Synonyms: | become seasoned, build up, discipline, do again, dress, dress rehearse, drill, dry run, exercise, go over, habituate, hone, iterate, polish, prepare, recite, rehearse, run through, shake-down, sharpen, study, train, try out, tune up, walk through, warm up, work, work out |
| Main Entry: | practice |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry out; undertake |
| Synonyms: | apply, carry on, do, engage in, execute, follow, fulfill, function, live up to, observe, perform, ply, pursue, put into effect, specialize in, work at |
| Antonyms: | cease, forget, halt, neglect, stop |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do something |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, begin, carry on, carry out, consummate, cook, create, develop, do, do a number, do one's thing, enforce, execute, function, get in there, go about, go for broke, go for it, go in for, go that route, go to town, intrude, knock off, labor, make progress, maneuver, move, officiate, operate, percolate*, perk*, perpetrate, persevere, persist, practice, preside, pursue, respond, serve, take effect, take part, take steps, take up, transort, undertake, work out |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Antonyms: | abstain, cease, discontinue, give up, halt, hesitate, idle, refrain, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conform to or follow rules exactly |
| Synonyms: | abide by, be attached, be constant, be devoted, be devoted to, be faithful, be loyal, be true, cleave to, comply, follow, fulfill, heed, keep, maintain, mind, obey, observe, practice, respect, stand by, support |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, not conform |
| Main Entry: | application |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | use |
| Synonyms: | appliance, appositeness, employment, exercise, exercising, function, germaneness, operation, pertinence, play, practice, purpose, relevance, usance, utilization, value |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put into use |
| Synonyms: | administer, assign, bring into play, bring to bear, employ, engage, execute, exercise, exploit, handle, implement, practice, utilize |
| Main Entry: | assignment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility, task |
| Synonyms: | appointment, beat, charge, chore, commission, drill, duty, homework, job, mission, position, post, practice, stint |
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