practice pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
practice praxis | translating an idea into action, a hard theory to put into practice, differences between theory and praxis of communism |
exhibition game practice game | a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing |
law practice of law | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system, he studied law at Yale |
medicine practice of medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries, he studied medicine at Harvard |
practice | the exercise of a profession, the practice of the law, I took over his practice when he retired |
dental practice | the practice of dentistry |
law practice | the practice of law |
medical practice | the practice of medicine |
family practice family medicine | medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit |
group practice | (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources |
private practice | the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee, he teaches at the medical school but his fortune came from private practice, lawyers in private practice are in business and must make a profit to survive |
anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
sexual activity sexual practice sex sex activity | activities associated with sexual intercourse, they had sex in the back seat |
exercise practice drill practice session recitation | systematic training by multiple repetitions, practice makes perfect |
skull session skull practice | teaching strategy to an athletic team |
target practice | practice in shooting at targets |
competition contention rivalry | the act of competing as for profit or a prize, the teams were in fierce contention for first place |
anti-G suit G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
fragmentation bomb antipersonnel bomb anti-personnel bomb daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
practice range | a place for practicing golf shots |
stabilizer bar anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
practice | knowledge of how something is usually done, it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner |
anti-Semitism antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
contest competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
athletic contest athletic competition athletics | a contest between athletes |
Japanese Red Army JRA Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
philistine anti-intellectual lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
rival challenger competitor competition contender | the contestant you hope to defeat, he had respect for his rivals, he wanted to know what the competition was doing |
student teacher practice teacher | a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education |
anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |
competition | a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers, business competition can be fiendish at times |
price war price competition | intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business |
bundle practice bundling | sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed |
drill exercise practice practise | learn by repetition, We drilled French verbs every day, Pianists practice scales |
rehearse practise practice | engage in a rehearsal (of) |