Practice vs. Act

Practicenoun

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

Practicenoun

An organized event for the purpose of performing such repetition.

Practicenoun

The ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession, particularly in medicine or the fine arts.

Practicenoun

(countable) A place where a professional service is provided, such as a general practice.

Practicenoun

The observance of religious duties that a church requires of its members.

Practicenoun

A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.

Practicenoun

Actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory.

Practicenoun

(legal) The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.

Practicenoun

Skilful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; stratagem; artifice.

Practicenoun

(math) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.

Practiceverb

alternative spelling of practise

Practicenoun

Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early; the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the practice of daily exercise.

Practicenoun

Customary or constant use; state of being used.

Practicenoun

Skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness.

Practicenoun

Actual performance; application of knowledge; - opposed to theory.

Practicenoun

Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice in music.

Practicenoun

Application of science to the wants of men; the exercise of any profession; professional business; as, the practice of medicine or law; a large or lucrative practice.

Practicenoun

Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; - usually in a bad sense.

Practicenoun

A easy and concise method of applying the rules of arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.

Practicenoun

The form, manner, and order of conducting and carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various stages, according to the principles of law and the rules laid down by the courts.

Practiceverb

To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming.

Practiceverb

To exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc., as, to practice law or medicine.

Practiceverb

To exercise one's self in, for instruction or improvement, or to acquire discipline or dexterity; as, to practice gunnery; to practice music.

Practiceverb

To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.

Practiceverb

To make use of; to employ.

Practiceverb

To teach or accustom by practice; to train.

Practiceverb

To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the piano.

Practiceverb

To learn by practice; to form a habit.

Practiceverb

To try artifices or stratagems.

Practiceverb

To apply theoretical science or knowledge, esp. by way of experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or profession, esp. that of medicine or of law.

Practicenoun

a customary way of operation or behavior;

Practicenoun

systematic training by multiple repetitions;

Practicenoun

translating an idea into action;

Practicenoun

the exercise of a profession;

Practicenoun

knowledge of how something is usually done;

Practiceverb

learn by repetition;

Practiceverb

avail oneself to;

Practiceverb

carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions;

Practiceverb

engage in a rehearsal (of)

Practicenoun

the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it

Practicenoun

the carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer

Practicenoun

the business or premises of a doctor or lawyer

Practicenoun

the customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something

Practicenoun

an established method of legal procedure.

Practicenoun

repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it

Practicenoun

a period of time spent practising an activity or skill

Practiceverb

US spelling of practise

Actnoun

(countable) Something done, a deed.

Actnoun

Actuality.

Actnoun

(countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.

Actnoun

The process of doing something.

Actnoun

(countable) A formal or official record of something done.

Actnoun

(countable) A division of a theatrical performance.

Actnoun

(countable) A performer or performers in a show.

Actnoun

(countable) Any organized activity.

Actnoun

(countable) A display of behaviour.

Actnoun

A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.

Actnoun

(countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.

Actverb

(intransitive) To do something.

Actverb

To do (something); to perform.

Actverb

(intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.

Actverb

(ergative) Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).

Actverb

(intransitive) To behave in a certain way.

Actverb

(copulative) To convey an appearance of being.

Actverb

To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.

Actverb

To have an effect (on).

Actverb

(transitive) To play (a role).

Actverb

(transitive) To feign.

Actverb

To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).

Actverb

To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

Actnoun

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

Actnoun

A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.

Actnoun

Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).

Actverb

To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

Actverb

To perform; to execute; to do.

Actverb

To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.

Actverb

To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.

Actverb

To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.

Actverb

To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.

Actverb

To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.

Actverb

To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.

Actverb

To perform on the stage; to represent a character.

Actnoun

a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Actnoun

something that people do or cause to happen

Actnoun

a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet

Actnoun

a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program;

Actnoun

a manifestation of insincerity;

Actverb

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action);

Actverb

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself;

Actverb

play a role or part;

Actverb

discharge one's duties;

Actverb

pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;

Actverb

be suitable for theatrical performance;

Actverb

have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected;

Actverb

be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

Actverb

behave unnaturally or affectedly;

Actverb

perform on a stage or theater;