Dream Journal Ultimate
Date: 8/14/2020
By myme
from the oxford dictionary, presented as a meditative experience. hold finger, then press select all, then press read. practice: NOUN practice (noun) · practices (plural noun) the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it. "the principles and practice of teaching" · "he put his self-defense training into practice by helping police arrest the armed robber" synonyms: application · exercise · use · operation · implementation · execution · enactment · action · doing · make use of · put to use · utilize · apply · employ · put into effect/operation · draw on · bring into play the carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer. "he abandoned medical practice for the Church" synonyms: profession · career · business · work · pursuit · occupation · following the business or premises of a doctor or lawyer. "Dr. Weiss has a practice in Essex" synonyms: business · firm · office · partnership · company · enterprise · outfit the customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something. "current nursing practice" · "modern child-rearing practices" synonyms: custom · procedure · policy · convention · tradition · fashion · habit · wont · method · system · routine · institution · way · rule · modus operandi · praxis an established method of legal procedure. repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it. "it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent" synonyms: training · rehearsal · repetition · preparation · exercise · drill · study · practice session · dummy run · run-through · tryout · warm-up · shootaround · dry run a period of time spent practicing an activity or skill. "daily choir practices" VERB practise (verb) · practises (third person present) · practised (past tense) · practised (past participle) · practising (present participle) · practice (verb) · practices (third person present) · practiced (past tense) · practiced (past participle) · practicing (present participle) perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency. "I need to practice my French" · "they were practicing for the Olympics" synonyms: rehearse · run through · go through · go over · work on · work at · repeat · polish · refine · perfect · train · prepare · exercise · drill · work out · warm up · go through one's paces · keep one's hand in · get into shape · do exercises · study · knock up carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly. "we still practice some of these rituals today" synonyms: carry out · perform · do · observe · put into practice · execute · follow · exercise actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation). "he began to practice law" · "he practiced as an attorney" synonyms: work at · pursue a career in · have a career in · go in for · engage in · specialize in · ply · follow · hang out one's shingle · prosecute observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion). "they are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution" archaic scheme or plot for an evil purpose. "what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive" ORIGIN late Middle English: the verb from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun) of praktikos (see practical); the noun from the verb in the earlier spelling practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice. discipline: NOUN discipline (noun) · disciplines (plural noun) the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience. "a lack of proper parental and school discipline" synonyms: control · regulation · direction · order · authority · rule · strictness · a firm hand · routine · regimen · training · teaching · instruction · drill · drilling · exercise · use of punishment the controlled behavior resulting from discipline. "he was able to maintain discipline among his men" synonyms: control · regulation · direction · order · authority · rule · strictness · a firm hand · routine · regimen · training · teaching · instruction · drill · drilling · exercise · use of punishment · self-control · self-discipline · self-government · controlled behavior · self-restraint · good behavior · orderliness · obedience activity or experience that provides mental or physical training. "the tariqa offered spiritual discipline" · "Kung fu is a discipline open to old and young" synonyms: teaching · tuition · coaching · tutoring · education · schooling · tutelage · pedagogy · andragogy · lessons · classes · tutorials · lectures · training · drill · drilling · preparation · grounding · priming · direction · guidance · information · enlightenment · edification a system of rules of conduct. "he doesn't have to submit to normal disciplines" a branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education. "sociology is a fairly new discipline" synonyms: field (of study) · branch of knowledge · course of study · subject · area · specialist subject · speciality · specialty VERB discipline (verb) · disciplines (third person present) · disciplined (past tense) · disciplined (past participle) · disciplining (present participle) train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience. "many parents have been afraid to discipline their children" synonyms: train · drill · teach · school · coach · educate · regiment · indoctrinate · lay down the law to someone · bring into line punish or rebuke (someone) formally for an offense. "a member of the staff was to be disciplined by management" synonyms: punish · penalize · take disciplinary action against · bring to book · reprimand · rebuke · reprove · chastise · castigate · upbraid · remonstrate with · dress down · give someone a dressing-down · rap over the knuckles · give someone a roasting · give someone a rocket · put on the mat · carpet · put on the carpet · chasten (discipline oneself to do something) train oneself to do something in a controlled and habitual way. "every month discipline yourself to go through the file" ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘mortification by scourging oneself’): via Old French from Latin disciplina ‘instruction, knowledge’, from discipulus (see disciple). order: NOUN order (noun) · orders (plural noun) · Order (noun) · the order (noun) the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method. "I filed the cards in alphabetical order" synonyms: sequence · arrangement · organization · disposition · structure · system · series · succession · grouping · classification · categorization · codification · systematization · disposal · form · layout · array · setup · lineup a state in which everything is in its correct or appropriate place. "she tried to put her shattered thoughts into some semblance of order" synonyms: tidiness · neatness · orderliness · trimness · harmony · apple-pie order antonyms: chaos · disarray · untidiness a state in which the laws and rules regulating the public behavior of members of a community are observed and authority is obeyed. "the army was deployed to keep order" synonyms: peace · control · lawful behavior · law and order · law · lawfulness · discipline · calm · quiet · peace and quiet · quietness · peacefulness · peaceableness · tranquility · serenity antonyms: disorder the prescribed or established procedure followed by a meeting, legislative assembly, debate, or court of law. "the meeting was called to order" · "“Order!” Judge Lerner said over the din" a stated form of liturgical service, or of administration of a rite or ceremony, prescribed by ecclesiastical authority. synonyms: rite · ritual · ceremonial · observance · service · sacrament · liturgy · worship · mystery · office · celebration · performance · act · practice · custom · tradition · convention · institution · formality · procedure · usage · habit · form an authoritative command, direction, or instruction. "he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator" · "the skipper gave the order to abandon ship" synonyms: command · instruction · directive · direction · decree · edict · injunction · mandate · dictate · commandment · law · rule · regulation · ordinance · statute · fiat · diktat · demand · bidding · requirement · stipulation · summons · writ · warrant · pronunciamento · ukase · say-so · behest · rescript an oral or written request for something to be made, supplied, or served. "the company has won an order for six tankers" synonyms: commission · purchase order · request · requisition · demand · call · booking · reservation · application a thing made, supplied, or served as a result of an oral or written request. "orders will be delivered the next business day" a written direction of a court or judge. "a judge's order forbidding the reporting of evidence" synonyms: arbitration · refereeing · umpiring · judging · judgment · decision · pronouncement · ruling · settlement · resolution · finding · verdict · conclusion · sentence · decree · determination · resolve · arbitrament a written direction to pay money or deliver property. synonyms: voucher · coupon · chit · docket · stamp · credit note · IOU · chitty a particular social, political, or economic system. "if only the peasantry would rise up against the established order" · "the social order of Britain" synonyms: system · class system · hierarchy · pecking order · grouping · grading · ranking · scale (orders) a social class. "the upper social orders" synonyms: class · level · rank · caste · grade · degree · position · station · category a grade or rank in the Christian ministry, especially that of bishop, priest, or deacon. (orders) the rank or position of a member of the clergy or an ordained minister of a church.See also holy orders. "he took priest's orders" theology any of the nine grades of angelic beings in the celestial hierarchy. a society of monks, priests, nuns, etc., living according to certain religious and social regulations and discipline and at least some of whose members take solemn vows. "the Franciscan Order" synonyms: community · brotherhood · sisterhood historical a society of knights bound by a common rule of life and having a combined military and monastic character. "the Templars were also known as the Order of Christ" an institution founded by a monarch for the purpose of conferring an honor or honors for merit on those appointed to it. the insignia worn by members of an order of honor or merit. a Masonic or similar fraternal organization. synonyms: organization · association · society · fellowship · body · fraternity · confraternity · sorority · brotherhood · sisterhood · lodge · guild · league · union · club · denomination · sect · sodality the quality, nature, or importance of something. "with musical talent of this order, von Karajan would have been a phenomenon in any age" synonyms: type · kind · sort · nature · variety · ilk · genre · cast · style · brand · vintage · quality · caliber · standard the overall state or condition of something. "the house had just been vacated and was in good order" synonyms: condition · state · repair · shape · situation biology a principal taxonomic category that ranks below class and above family. "the higher orders of insects" synonyms: taxonomic group · class · subclass · family · species · breed · taxon any of the five classical styles of architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite) based on the proportions of columns, amount of decoration, etc. any style or mode of architecture subject to uniform established proportions. military equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type. "drill order" (the order) the position in which a rifle is held after ordering arms.See order arms below. mathematics the degree of complexity of an equation, expression, etc., as denoted by an ordinal number. the number of differentiations required to reach the highest derivative in a differential equation. the number of elements in a finite group. the number of rows or columns in a square matrix. VERB order (verb) · orders (third person present) · ordered (past tense) · ordered (past participle) · ordering (present participle) · -ordered (adjective) give an authoritative direction or instruction to do something. "she ordered me to leave" · "“Stop frowning,” he ordered" · "the judge ordered a retrial" · "the court ordered that the case should be heard at the end of August" · "her father ordered her back home" synonyms: instruct · command · direct · enjoin · give the order to · give the command to · tell · require · charge · adjure · bid · decree · ordain · rule · legislate · lay down · dictate · prescribe · pronounce · determine · enact (order someone around/about) continually tell someone in an overbearing way what to do. "she resented being ordered about" synonyms: tell someone what to do · give orders to · boss around · bully · lord it over · dictate to · ride roughshod over · dominate · domineer · browbeat · throw one's weight around · lay down the law · push around NORTH AMERICAN command (something) to be done or (someone) to be treated in a particular way. "he ordered the anchor dropped" synonyms: instruct · command · direct · enjoin · give the order to · give the command to · tell · require · charge · adjure · bid request (something) to be made, supplied, or served. "my friend ordered the tickets last week" · "I asked the security guard to order me a taxi" · "are you ready to order, sir?" synonyms: request · apply for · send away/off for · write off for · put in an order for · place an order for · requisition · book · reserve · commission · contract for · bespeak arrange (something) in a methodical or appropriate way. "all entries are ordered by date" · "her normally well-ordered life" synonyms: organize · put in order · set in order · arrange · sort out · straighten out · marshal · dispose · lay out · regulate · group · classify · categorize · catalog · codify · systematize · systemize · tabulate · triage · methodize ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordo, ordin- ‘row, series, rank’. system: NOUN system (noun) · systems (plural noun) · the system (noun) a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network. "the state railroad system" · "fluid is pushed through a system of pipes or channels" synonyms: structure · organization · order · arrangement · complex · apparatus · network · administration · institution · setup physiology a set of organs in the body with a common structure or function. "the digestive system" the human or animal body as a whole. "you need to get the cholesterol out of your system" computing a group of related hardware units or programs or both, especially when dedicated to a single application. geology (in chronostratigraphy) a major range of strata that corresponds to a period in time, subdivided into series. "the Devonian system" astronomy a group of celestial objects connected by their mutual attractive forces, especially moving in orbits about a center. "the system of bright stars known as the Gould Belt" short for crystal system. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized framework or method. "a multiparty system of government" · "the public school system" synonyms: method · methodology · technique · process · procedure · approach · practice · line · line of action · line of attack · attack · means · way · manner · mode · framework · modus operandi · scheme · plan · policy · program · regimen · set of principles · set of procedures · set of guidelines · formula · routine · tactic · tack a set of rules used in measurement or classification. "the metric system" synonyms: law · laws · body of law · rules · regulations · constitution · charter · canon · jurisprudence orderliness; method. "there was no system at all in the company" synonyms: methodicalness · orderliness · systematization · planning · logic · routine a method of choosing one's procedure in gambling. (the system) the prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as oppressive and intransigent. "don't try bucking the system" synonyms: the establishment · the authorities · the powers that be · the ruling class · the regime · bureaucracy · officialdom · the status quo · the prevailing political/social order · the regimen music a set of staves in a musical score joined by a brace. ORIGIN early 17th century: from French système or late Latin systema, from Greek sustēma, from sun- ‘with’ + histanai ‘set up’. policy: NOUN policy (noun) · policies (plural noun) a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual. "the administration's controversial economic policies" · "it is not company policy to dispense with our older workers" synonyms: plans · strategy · proposed action · blueprint · approach · scheme · stratagem · program · schedule · code · system · guidelines · intentions · notions · theory · line · position · stance · attitude · practice · custom · procedure · wont · way · tack · routine · matter of course · style · pattern · convention · mode · rule archaic prudent or expedient conduct or action. "a course of policy and wisdom" ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French policie ‘civil administration’, via Latin from Greek politeia ‘citizenship’, from politēs ‘citizen’, from polis ‘city’. policy [ˈpäləsē] NOUN policy (noun) · policies (plural noun) a contract of insurance. "they took out a joint policy" US historical an illegal lottery or numbers game. "he swore that he had never played policy in his life" ORIGIN mid 16th century: from French police ‘bill of lading, contract of insurance’, from Provençal poliss(i)a, probably from medieval Latin apodissa, apodixa, based on Greek apodeixis ‘evidence, proof’, from apodeiknunai ‘demonstrate, show’. law: NOUN law (noun) · the law (noun) · laws (plural noun) · Law (noun) · the Law (noun) · Law of Moses (noun) · the Law of Moses (plural noun) (the law) the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties. "they were taken to court for breaking the law" · "law enforcement" · "a license is required by law" synonyms: rules and regulations · system of laws · body of laws · constitution · legislation · code · legal code · charter · jurisprudence antonyms: anarchy an individual rule as part of a system of law. "an initiative to tighten up the laws on pornography" synonyms: regulation · statute · enactment · act · bill · decree · edict · rule · ruling · resolution · promulgation · measure · motion · dictum · command · order · stipulation · commandment · directive · pronouncement · ratification · proclamation · dictate · diktat · fiat · covenant · demand · bylaw · ordinance · ukase · pronunciamento systems of law as a subject of study or as the basis of the legal profession.Compare with jurisprudence. "he was still practicing law" · "a law firm" synonyms: the legal profession · the bar · barristers and solicitors collectively statutory law and the common law.Compare with equity. synonyms: rules and regulations · system of laws · body of laws · constitution · legislation · code · legal code · charter · jurisprudence antonyms: anarchy a thing regarded as having the binding force or effect of a formal system of rules. "what he said was law" informal (the law) the police. "he'd never been in trouble with the law in his life" synonyms: the police · the officers of the law · the forces of law and order · law-enforcement officers · police officers · policemen · policewomen · the police force · the constabulary · the cops · the fuzz · the boys in blue · the long arm of the law · the (Old) Bill · the bobbies · the busies · the bizzies · the coppers · the rozzers · the force · plod · PC Plod · the heat · the pigs · the filth · Babylon a rule defining correct procedure or behavior in a sport. "the laws of the game" synonyms: rule · regulation · principle · convention · direction · instruction · guideline · practice a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present. "the second law of thermodynamics" synonyms: fact · verity · certainty · certitude · principle antonyms: lie · falsehood · old wives' tale a generalization based on a fact or event perceived to be recurrent. "the first law of American corporate life is that dead wood floats" the body of divine commandments as expressed in the Bible or other religious texts. synonyms: principle · rule · precept · directive · direction · injunction · instruction · commandment · prescription · standard · criterion · belief · creed · credo · ethic · maxim · formula · tenet · doctrine · canon · mitzvah (the Law) the Pentateuch as distinct from the other parts of the Hebrew Bible (the Prophets and the Writings). the precepts of the Pentateuch.Compare with Torah. ORIGIN Old English lagu, from Old Norse lag ‘something laid down or fixed’, of Germanic origin and related to lay1. law [lô] NOUN SCOTTISH NORTHERN ENGLISH law (noun) · laws (plural noun) a hill, typically one that is round or conical in shape. "I had a lovely walk up North Berwick Law today" · "Did you climb the law? The views are amazing" synonyms: high ground · rising ground · prominence · eminence · elevation · rise · hillock · mound · mount · knoll · hummock · tor · tump · fell · pike · mesa · bank · ridge · hogback · saddleback · whaleback · heights · downs · downland · foothills · drumlin · inselberg · monadnock · wold · brae · drum · butte · koppie · berg · jebel · holt antonyms: plain ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old English hláw. formula: NOUN formula (noun) · formulae (plural noun) · chemical formula (noun) · chemical formulae (plural noun) · chemical formulas (plural noun) · formula milk (noun) · formula milks (plural noun) · formulas (plural noun) a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols. "the formula for the capacitance of a spherical capacitor" a set of chemical symbols showing the elements present in a compound and their relative proportions, and in some cases the structure of the compound.See empirical formula, molecular formula, structural formula. a list of ingredients for or constituents of something. "the soft drink company closely guards its secret formula" synonyms: recipe · blueprint · magic formula · key · answer · solution a formulation. "an original coal tar formula that helps prevent dandruff" synonyms: preparation · concoction · mixture · compound · creation · substance · cream · lotion · liquid · solution · potion · application · paste an infant's liquid food preparation based on cow's milk or soy protein, given as a substitute for breast milk. "she put two bottles of formula in the fridge" a method, statement, or procedure for achieving something, especially reconciling different aims or positions. "the forlorn hope of finding a peace formula" synonyms: recipe · prescription · blueprint · plan · method · procedure · technique · system · rules · principles · precepts · modus operandi · mechanism · convention · ritual a fixed form of words, especially one used in particular contexts or as a conventional usage. "a legal formula" synonyms: form of words · set expression · phrase · saying · aphorism · code · set of words · set of symbols · formulary a rule or style unintelligently or slavishly followed. "one of those formula tunes" synonyms: model · example · criterion · standard · basis · point of reference · gauge · norm · guide · scale · guideline · yardstick · touchstone · benchmark · ideal · exemplar · paradigm · canon · blueprint · archetype · prototype · original · design · template · mold · cast · matrix · last · layout · outline · sketch · draft · stencil · sample · specimen · specification · shape · plan · style · source · type a statement that formally enunciates a religious doctrine. a stock epithet, phrase, or line repeated for various effects in literary composition, especially epic poetry. (usually followed by a number) a classification of race car, especially by engine capacity. "formula two" ORIGIN early 17th century (in the sense ‘fixed form of words’): from Latin, diminutive of forma ‘shape, mold’. theory: NOUN theory (noun) · theories (plural noun) a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained. "Darwin's theory of evolution" synonyms: hypothesis · thesis · conjecture · supposition · speculation · postulation · postulate · proposition · premise · surmise · assumption · presumption · presupposition · notion · guess · hunch · feeling · suspicion · opinion · view · belief · thinking · thought(s) · judgment · contention · principles · ideas · concepts · principled explanations · laws · philosophy · ideology · system of ideas · science a set of principles on which the practice of an activity is based. "a theory of education" · "music theory" synonyms: doctrine · dogma · teaching · principle · ethic · creed · credo · thesis · ideology · idea · ideal · position · belief · tenet · canon · conviction · persuasion · opinion an idea used to account for a situation or justify a course of action. "my theory would be that the place has been seriously mismanaged" synonyms: opinion · point of view · viewpoint · belief · judgment · reckoning · way of thinking · thinking · thought · notion · idea · conviction · persuasion · attitude · feeling · sentiment · impression · concept · conception · hypothesis · thesis · estimate · estimation · conclusion · verdict · statement · observation · remark · point · angle · slant · stance · posture · standpoint · approach mathematics a collection of propositions to illustrate the principles of a subject. ORIGIN late 16th century (denoting a mental scheme of something to be done): via late Latin from Greek theōria ‘contemplation, speculation’, from theōros ‘spectator’. hypothesis: NOUN hypothesis (noun) · hypotheses (plural noun) a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. "professional astronomers attacked him for popularizing an unconfirmed hypothesis" synonyms: theory · theorem · thesis · conjecture · supposition · speculation · postulation · postulate · proposition · premise · surmise · assumption · presumption · presupposition · notion · concept · idea · contention · opinion · view · belief philosophy a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth. "the hypothesis that every event has a cause" synonyms: reason(s) · reasoning · thinking · (logical) basis · logic · grounds · sense · principle · theory · philosophy · thesis · argument · case · motive · motivation · the whys and wherefores · explanation · justification · excuse · vindication · raison d'être ORIGIN late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek hupothesis ‘foundation’, from hupo ‘under’ + thesis ‘placing’. concept: NOUN concept (noun) · concepts (plural noun) an abstract idea; a general notion. "structuralism is a difficult concept" · "the concept of justice" synonyms: idea · notion · conception · abstraction · conceptualization · theory · hypothesis · postulation · belief · conviction · opinion · view · image · impression · picture a plan or intention; a conception. "the center has kept firmly to its original concept" an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity. "a new concept in corporate hospitality" (of a car or other vehicle) produced as an experimental model to test the viability of new design features. "a concept car for next month's Geneva motor show" philosophy an idea or mental picture of a group or class of objects formed by combining all their aspects. ORIGIN mid 16th century (in the sense ‘thought, imagination’): from Latin conceptum ‘something conceived’, from Latin concept- ‘conceived’, from concipere (see conceive). idea: NOUN idea (noun) · ideas (plural noun) · the idea (noun) a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action. "the idea of linking pay to performance has caught on" · "it's a good idea to do some research before you go" synonyms: plan · design · scheme · project · proposal · proposition · suggestion · recommendation · aim · intention · objective · object · purpose · end · goal · target a concept or mental impression. "our menu list will give you some idea of how interesting a low-fat diet can be" synonyms: concept · notion · conception · conceptualization · thought · image · mental picture · visualization · abstraction · perception · hypothesis · postulation an opinion or belief. "nineteenth-century ideas about drinking" synonyms: thought · theory · view · viewpoint · opinion · feeling · outlook · belief · judgment · conclusion (the idea) the aim or purpose. "I took a job with the idea of getting some money together" synonyms: purpose · point · aim · object · objective · goal · intention · end · end in view · design · reason · use · utility · sense · motive · value · advantage philosophy (in Platonic thought) an eternally existing pattern of which individual things in any class are imperfect copies. (in Kantian thought) a concept of pure reason, not empirically based in experience. ORIGIN late Middle English (in idea (sense 3)): via Latin from Greek idea ‘form, pattern’, from the base of idein ‘to see’.