practice : Idioms & Phrases


Chamber practice

  • (Law.), the practice of counselors at law, who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in court.
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dental practice

  • noun the practice of dentistry
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family practice

  • noun medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit
    family medicine.
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group practice

  • noun (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources
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in practice

  • adverb in practical applications
    • will this work in practice?
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law practice

  • noun the practice of law
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medical practice

  • noun the practice of medicine
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out of practice

  • adjective satellite impaired in skill by neglect
    rusty.
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practice bundling

  • verb sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed
    bundle.
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practice game

  • noun a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing
    exhibition game.
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practice of law

  • noun the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
    law.
    • he studied law at Yale
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practice of medicine

  • noun 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
    medicine.
    • he studied medicine at Harvard
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practice range

  • noun a place for practicing golf shots
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practice session

  • noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
    recitation; practice; drill; exercise.
    • practice makes perfect
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practice teacher

  • noun a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education
    student teacher.
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private practice

  • noun 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
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sexual practice

  • noun activities associated with sexual intercourse
    sexual activity; sex; sex activity.
    • they had sex in the back seat
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Sharp practice

  • the getting of an advantage, or the attempt to do so, by a tricky expedient.
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skull practice

  • noun teaching strategy to an athletic team
    skull session.
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target practice

  • noun practice in shooting at targets
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