reform | a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses, justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts |
land reform | a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) |
reform | self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice, the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform |
reform | a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices, the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians |
reformatory reform school training school | correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |
Reform Judaism | beliefs and practices of Reform Jews |
Reform Judaism | the most liberal Jews, Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world |
reform movement | a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms |
Reform Jew | liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances |
reform straighten out see the light | change for the better, The lazy student promised to reform, the habitual cheater finally saw the light |
reform | make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices, reform a political system |
reform | improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition, reform the health system in this country |
reform | break up the molecules of, reform oil |
reform | produce by cracking, reform gas |
reform reclaim regenerate rectify | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one, The Church reformed me, reform your conduct |
progressive reformist reform-minded | favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) |
pressing urgent | compelling immediate action, too pressing to permit of longer delay, the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!', bridges in urgent need of repair |
needed needful required requisite | necessary for relief or supply, provided them with all things needful |
as needed as required pro re nata PRN | according to need (physicians use PRN in writing prescriptions), add water as needed |