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adj
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
- concerned with actual use or practice
- being actually such in almost every respect
- having or put to a practical purpose or use
- Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
- Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
- (film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- (theater, not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
noun
- (British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
- (theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- Laboratory experiment, test or investigation
- (film) A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
adj
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
- of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
- concerned with practical matters
- Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
noun
adj
- Derived from experience; acquired by learning.
- Scholarly, exhibiting scholarship.
- Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
- (law, formal) A courteous description used in various ways to refer to lawyers or judges.
- having or showing profound knowledge
- highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- established by conditioning or learning
verb
verb
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- (specifically) To test someone's patience.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- To put to test.
- (law) To put on trial.
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- (with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.
- (figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- (euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- take a sample of
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
noun
- (programming) A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
- (American football) A field goal or extra point
- (rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- (chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
adj
noun
noun
- knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
- a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- formal accusation of a crime
- (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
- a message received and understood
- A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
- (information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
- (information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
- Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.
- (computing, formally) The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
- (Christianity) Divine inspiration.
- Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
- (computing, data management) The output resulting from the systematic collection, manipulation and organization of raw data into a structured, interpretable format.
- (law, countable) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment.
- The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
adj
- Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
- derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
- (philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
- Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
- relying on medical quackery
noun
noun
- A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- (social sciences, political science, sociology) Research methodology shaped from empirical philosophy (see above), e.g. surveys, statistics, etc.
- (medicine, now chiefly historical) Medicine as practised by an empiric, founded on mere (personal or anecdotal) experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.)
- the application of empirical methods in any art or science
- medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
noun
- The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
- the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
- The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
- ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
- (rare) A group of owls.
- (uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
- (theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
- The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
- (countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of wisdom tooth.
- (rare) A group of wombats.
- (countable) A piece of wise advice.
- accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
- the quality of being prudent and sensible
verb
- gain through experience
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- gain knowledge or skills
- win something through one's efforts
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
verb
- gain through experience
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- generate gradually
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
verb
- gain through experience
- undergo development or evolution
- work out
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- (chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
- To change, to transform.
- To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- To change or transform (something).
- Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
- (biology) Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.
- (chiefly passive voice) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
- To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
verb
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
- (transitive) To experience.
- (transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- (transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
- (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- (transitive) To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- (transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- (transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.
- (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- know how to do or perform something
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- perceive as familiar
- know the nature or character of
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- have sexual intercourse with
- have fixed in the mind
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
noun
particle
noun
- the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
- information about recent and important events
- a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
- secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
- the operation of gathering information about an enemy
- (countable) An entity that has such capacities.
- (chiefly uncountable) Information, often secret, about an enemy or about hostile activities.
- (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
- (chiefly uncountable) The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
- (chiefly uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.
adj
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- involved in a sexual relationship
- innermost or essential
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
noun
verb
verb
noun
- a piece of poetry
- literature in metrical form
- a line of metrical text
- A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
- (music) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
- One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
- Poetic form in general.
- A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
noun
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
- the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
- subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
- The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism.
- (philosophy) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
verb
name
noun
noun
- knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
- (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
- (uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
noun
- knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
- All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
- (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
- (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
- (chiefly fandom slang) The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
- (by extension, Internet slang) Trivia shared by a person about themself.
noun
- knowledge gained by perceiving
- a way of conceiving something
- the process of perceiving
- becoming aware of something via the senses
- the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- Conscious understanding of something.
- Acuity
- The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
- Vision (ability)
adv
adj
- requiring evidence for validation or support
- involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
- (logic, philosophy) Involving induction of theories from facts.
- (linguistics, conlanging) Of a constructed language, Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.
adj
noun
adj
- Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
- On behalf of others.
- Delegated.
- suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
- occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
- experienced at secondhand
noun
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
- the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
- the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
- (philosophy) The theory that reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.
- (philosophy) The theory that knowledge may be derived by deductions from a priori concepts (such as axioms, postulates or earlier deductions).
- A view that the fundamental method for problem solving is through reason and experience rather than faith, inspiration, revelation, intuition or authority.
- Elaboration of theories by use of reason alone without appeal to experience, such as in mathematical systems.
adj
- Determined by means of practical measures.
- Effective or operative.
- Functioning and ready for use.
- Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.
- pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result
- (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations
- fit or ready for use or service
- being in effect or operation
noun
- facts learned by observing
- the act of observing; taking a patient look
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- the act of making and recording a measurement
- (stochastics) A realization of a random variable.
- Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
- A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
- The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
- A remark or comment.
- A judgement based on observing.
- The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
adj
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun
- A material object that physically exists.
- A goal that is striven for.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
noun
- Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).
- (uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
- (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
- (uncountable) Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
- a relationship less intimate than friendship
- a person with whom you are acquainted
- personal knowledge or information about someone or something
noun
- wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
- an act that sets in motion some course of events
- a formal entry into an organization or position or office
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
- The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
noun
- knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
- a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- formal accusation of a crime
- (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
- a message received and understood
- A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
- (information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
- (information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
- Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.
- (computing, formally) The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
- (Christianity) Divine inspiration.
- Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
- (computing, data management) The output resulting from the systematic collection, manipulation and organization of raw data into a structured, interpretable format.
- (law, countable) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment.
- The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
noun
- A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation.
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- (social sciences, political science, sociology) Research methodology shaped from empirical philosophy (see above), e.g. surveys, statistics, etc.
- (medicine, now chiefly historical) Medicine as practised by an empiric, founded on mere (personal or anecdotal) experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of principles.
- (philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge is experience, especially perception by means of the physical senses. (Often contrasted with rationalism.)
- the application of empirical methods in any art or science
- medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
noun
- The ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way, especially to different situations from that in which the knowledge was gained.
- the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight
- The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.
- ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
- (rare) A group of owls.
- (uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
- (theology) The ability to know and apply spiritual truths.
- The discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good.
- (countable, colloquial) Ellipsis of wisdom tooth.
- (rare) A group of wombats.
- (countable) A piece of wise advice.
- accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
- the quality of being prudent and sensible
noun
- the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
- information about recent and important events
- a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
- secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
- the operation of gathering information about an enemy
- (countable) An entity that has such capacities.
- (chiefly uncountable) Information, often secret, about an enemy or about hostile activities.
- (countable) A political or military department, agency or unit designed to gather information, usually secret, about the enemy or about hostile activities.
- (chiefly uncountable) The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
- (chiefly uncountable) The quality of making use or having made use of such capacities: depth of understanding, mental quickness.
noun
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
- the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
- subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
- The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism.
- (philosophy) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.
noun
- knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
- (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
- (uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
noun
- knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
- All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
- (anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.
- (anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
- (chiefly fandom slang) The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe.
- (by extension, Internet slang) Trivia shared by a person about themself.
noun
- knowledge gained by perceiving
- a way of conceiving something
- the process of perceiving
- becoming aware of something via the senses
- the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- Conscious understanding of something.
- Acuity
- The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
- Vision (ability)
noun
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
- the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
- the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
- (philosophy) The theory that reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.
- (philosophy) The theory that knowledge may be derived by deductions from a priori concepts (such as axioms, postulates or earlier deductions).
- A view that the fundamental method for problem solving is through reason and experience rather than faith, inspiration, revelation, intuition or authority.
- Elaboration of theories by use of reason alone without appeal to experience, such as in mathematical systems.
noun
- facts learned by observing
- the act of observing; taking a patient look
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- the act of making and recording a measurement
- (stochastics) A realization of a random variable.
- Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
- A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
- The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
- A remark or comment.
- A judgement based on observing.
- The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
noun
- Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).
- (uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
- (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
- (uncountable) Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
- a relationship less intimate than friendship
- a person with whom you are acquainted
- personal knowledge or information about someone or something
noun
- wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
- an act that sets in motion some course of events
- a formal entry into an organization or position or office
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- (chemistry) The first step of transcription or of transduction.
- The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
- The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society; mode of entrance into an organized body; especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or order.
verb
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- (nautical) To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- (specifically) To test someone's patience.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- To put to test.
- (law) To put on trial.
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- (with indirect interrogative clause) To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular, used with another verb) To want, to desire.
- (figuratively, chiefly used in the imperative) To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- (euphemistic, of a couple) To attempt to conceive a child.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
- take a sample of
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
noun
- (programming) A block of code that may trigger exceptions the programmer expects to catch, usually demarcated by the keyword try.
- (American football) A field goal or extra point
- (rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- (chess) A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
- earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
verb
- gain through experience
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- gain knowledge or skills
- win something through one's efforts
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
verb
- gain through experience
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- generate gradually
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
verb
- gain through experience
- undergo development or evolution
- work out
- To move in regular procession through a system.
- (chemistry) To give off (a gas such as carbon dioxide or oxygen) during a chemical reaction.
- To change, to transform.
- To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
- To change or transform (something).
- Of a population: to acquire or develop (a trait) in the process of biological evolution.
- (biology) Of a trait; to develop within a population through biological evolution.
- (chiefly passive voice) To cause (a population, a species, etc.) to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process of evolution.
- To cause (something) to come into being or develop.
verb
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- (transitive, philosophy) To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.
- (transitive) To experience.
- (transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- (transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
- (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
- (transitive) To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
- (intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
- (transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- (transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.
- (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- know how to do or perform something
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- perceive as familiar
- know the nature or character of
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
- have sexual intercourse with
- have fixed in the mind
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
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noun
- a piece of poetry
- literature in metrical form
- a line of metrical text
- A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
- (music) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
- One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
- Poetic form in general.
- A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
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- requiring evidence for validation or support
- involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes
- (logic, philosophy) Involving induction of theories from facts.
- (linguistics, conlanging) Of a constructed language, Developed on a basis of languages which already exist.
adj
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
- concerned with actual use or practice
- being actually such in almost every respect
- having or put to a practical purpose or use
- Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use.
- Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical.
- (film) Light fixtures used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
- (theater, not comparable) Of a prop: having some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
noun
- (British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
- (theater) A prop that has some degree of functionality, rather than being a mere imitation.
- Laboratory experiment, test or investigation
- (film) A light fixture used for set lighting and seen in the frame of a shot as part of the scenery.
adj
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
- of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
- concerned with practical matters
- Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
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adj
- Derived from experience; acquired by learning.
- Scholarly, exhibiting scholarship.
- Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
- (law, formal) A courteous description used in various ways to refer to lawyers or judges.
- having or showing profound knowledge
- highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- established by conditioning or learning
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adj
- Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory.
- derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
- (philosophy of science) Verifiable by means of scientific experimentation.
- Pertaining to, derived from, or testable by observations made using the physical senses or using instruments which extend the senses.
- relying on medical quackery
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adj
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- involved in a sexual relationship
- innermost or essential
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
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- Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
- On behalf of others.
- Delegated.
- suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
- occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
- experienced at secondhand
adj
- Determined by means of practical measures.
- Effective or operative.
- Functioning and ready for use.
- Of or relating to operations, especially military operations.
- pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result
- (military) of or intended for or involved in military operations
- fit or ready for use or service
- being in effect or operation
adj
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun
- A material object that physically exists.
- A goal that is striven for.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed