practice
Repetition for improvement
Practice is a noun and, in American English, also a verb (the British spelling of the verb is practise).
When you practice something do it: Always try to practice kindness.
If you practice a skill, you work at it repeatedly in order to learn or master it: She vowed to practice the piano everyday.
As a noun, practice usually denotes an instance of training or rehearsing.
Practice can also describe a particular professional business, such as a law practice or a dental practice.
Regular sequence of actions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- customHabitual group practice
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- regimenPrescribed course of treatment
habit · pattern · consistency · daily · regular · observance · tradition · devotion
Act of redoing
- run-throughFull practice of something
- drillHole-boring device
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
- preparationArranging things in advance
rehearsal · blocking · read-through · dry-run · walk-through · scrimmage · mock · simulation
Complete skill or control
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- competenceAdequate ability to function
fluency · refinement · polish · craftsmanship · artistry · virtuosity · excellence · expertise
Judicial examination of claims
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- testEvaluative examination
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
trial-and-error · experimentation · iteration · prototyping · testing · validation · evaluation · methodology
Guiding others to improve
- instructionGuidance for action
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- teachingProfession of instructing others
tutoring · guidance · lessons · sessions · exercises · drills · conditioning · development
Binding principle or regulation
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- dentistryOral healthcare profession
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- accountingMaintaining financial records
architecture · consulting · clinic · firm · clientele · caseload · licensure · certification
Accepted levels of quality
- codeSymbolic communication system
- conductManner of behaving
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
protocol · compliance · governance · accountability · procedures · methodology · framework · benchmarks
routine
Regular sequence of actions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- customHabitual group practice
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
regimen · habit · pattern · consistency · daily · regular · observance · tradition · devotion · mindfulness
repetition
Act of redoing
- run-throughFull practice of something
- drillHole-boring device
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
preparation · rehearsal · blocking · read-through · dry-run · walk-through · scrimmage · mock · simulation · reps
mastery
Complete skill or control
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
competence · fluency · refinement · polish · craftsmanship · artistry · virtuosity · excellence · expertise · finesse
trial
Judicial examination of claims
research · trial-and-error · experimentation · iteration · prototyping · testing · validation · evaluation · methodology · procedure
coaching
Guiding others to improve
- instructionGuidance for action
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
teaching · tutoring · guidance · lessons · sessions · exercises · drills · conditioning · development · study
law
Binding principle or regulation
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- dentistryOral healthcare profession
- therapyCurative mental treatment
accounting · architecture · consulting · clinic · firm · clientele · caseload · licensure · certification · specialization
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- codeSymbolic communication system
- conductManner of behaving
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
principles · protocol · compliance · governance · accountability · procedures · methodology · framework · benchmarks · accreditation
- athleticsrunning, basketball, jumping, football, sprinting
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- schoolworkhomework, assignment, assignments, reading, essays
- archeryarrow, bow, bows, arrows, archer
practicetheory
Explanatory set of principles
principle · abstraction · concept · ideal · conjecture
practicecease
To discontinue activity
stop · abandon · quit · halt · discontinue
practiceperformance
Carrying out a task
the real thing · game day · opening night · showtime · competition
- practice makes perfectEffort improves skill
- out of practiceSkills weakened by disuse
- practical jokeTrick meant to amuse
- in practiceAs things really happen
- practice runPreparatory attempt before actual
- target practiceAim improvement through repetition
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