English words for 'A method of learning in which students actively take part in devising the learning process.'
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adj
noun
noun
- The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.
- The strategies or methods of instruction; their study and development; an educational philosophy.
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- The profession of teaching.
- the principles and methods of instruction
- the profession of a teacher
noun
- An introductory activity, for example in a lesson, to stimulate interest in a topic.
- Something that warms (something else) by providing some small amount of heat, such as a hot water bottle or a soup.
- A piece of clothing for warmth via insulation of body heat.
- device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
adj
noun
verb
- To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
- To attend a course or other educational activity.
- (now only in non-standard speech and dialects) To teach.
- To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
- To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
- To study.
- commit to memory; learn by heart
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be a student of a certain subject
- gain knowledge or skills
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- impart skills or knowledge to
noun
verb
noun
- (education) An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.
- (education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.
- (computing) A video or text guide or instruction about a specific topic (generally a how-to).
- a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students
adj
noun
- (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- An assigned task.
- (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- (law) A document that effects this transfer.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- (LGBTQ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- The practical application of any branch of learning.
- Custom or established practice.
- (philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
- (drama) The deliberate action of a rational being.
- An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
- translating an idea into action
noun
- A classroom exercise in which students have to mill around to exchange information.
- A light-duty machine tool for milling or drilling, as needed; it combines a drill press with the X/Y coordinate abilities of a milling machine's table and a locking collet that ensures that the milling cutter will not fall from the spindle due to lateral forces against the cutter during milling.
noun
- A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
- An academic conference.
- A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
- a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
- small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
verb
noun
- (education) Initialism of classwork.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of continuous wave.
- Abbreviation of civil war
- Initialism of conventional wisdom.
- (music) Initialism of country and western.
- Initialism of calendar week.
- Initialism of chemical warfare.
- Initialism of content warning.
- Initialism of current weight.
adj
adv
name
adj
noun
noun
- knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
- (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
- (uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
noun
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
- the profession of a teacher
- a message describing how something is to be done
- (countable) An order or command.
- (computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
- (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
- (in the plural) A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
- (law, in the plural) The directions given by a client to their lawyer in relation to a particular legal matter, which govern the purpose and scope of their work.
- (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
noun
verb
noun
- (education) A learning programme
- a body of students who are taught together
- (cooking) A stage of a meal.
- (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
- A racecourse.
- (roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
- A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
- (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
- The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
- A normal or customary sequence.
- (golf) A golf course.
- The itinerary of a race.
- The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
- (India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- (UK, Ireland, Philippines) an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
- (especially in medicine) A treatment plan.
- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
- (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
- (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
- Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
- A sequence of events.
- (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
- (music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together.
- (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- part of a meal served at one time
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- general line of orientation
- a mode of action
- facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- (construction) a layer of masonry
adv
verb
- (transitive) To run through or over.
- To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
- (transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.
- (transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
- move along, of liquids
- move swiftly through or over
- hunt with hounds
verb
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
verb
- educate in or as if in a school
- swim in or form a large group of fish
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- (transitive) To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
- (transitive) To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.
- (intransitive, of fish) To form into, or travel in, a school.
- (transitive) To control, or compose, one’s expression.
noun
- the process of being formally educated at a school
- a large group of fish
- an educational institution's faculty and students
- an educational institution
- a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
- a building where young people receive education
- the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
- The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.
- (India, Canada, US) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
- (considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
- Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
- An art movement, a community of artists.
- A multitude.
- (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
- An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc.
- The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
- The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.
- (British) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
- (UK) At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
noun
- The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
- The result of good social upbringing.
- (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
- (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
- Action of the verb to train.
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- activity leading to skilled behavior
verb
verb
- To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
- To make use of; to employ.
- (intransitive) To repeat an activity in this way.
- (transitive) To perform or observe in an habitual fashion.
- (transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
- (transitive) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
- To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- learn by repetition
- engage in a rehearsal (of)
noun
verb
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
noun
verb
- create by training and teaching
- 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
- 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
- gain through experience
- 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
- create by training and teaching
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
- to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- educate for a future role or function
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
- (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
- (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
- (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
verb
- create by training and teaching
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- travel by rail or train
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- educate for a future role or function
- (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- (intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
- (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- (transitive, machine learning) To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- (intransitive) To practice an ability.
- (transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- (transitive, mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- (transitive) To transport (something) by train.
noun
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A series of electrical pulses.
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- (figuratively, poetic) A group or class of people.
- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
- A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
- (computing) A software release schedule.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- (informal) A service on a railway line.
- The tail of a bird.
- (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
- A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- (poetic) The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.
noun
- One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- (UK) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
- (collectible card games) A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.
- (UK) A homeroom.
- a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
verb
name
- (education) Initialism of Staged Self-Directed Learning.
- (technology) Initialism of SYLPH services definition language.
- (mathematics) Initialism of small-swing differential logic.
- Initialism of Space Systems Development Laboratory.
- (mathematics) Initialism of sample-set differential logic.
- (computer science) Initialism of social semantic digital library.
- (computer languages, databases) Initialism of SOAP Service Description Language.
- (physics) Initialism of solid-state dye laser.
noun
noun
- learning and coming to understand ideas and information
- the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
- The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
- (chemistry) Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.
- The result of this process.
- The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
- The ability to use this process.
noun
- The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.
- The strategies or methods of instruction; their study and development; an educational philosophy.
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- The profession of teaching.
- the principles and methods of instruction
- the profession of a teacher
noun
- An introductory activity, for example in a lesson, to stimulate interest in a topic.
- Something that warms (something else) by providing some small amount of heat, such as a hot water bottle or a soup.
- A piece of clothing for warmth via insulation of body heat.
- device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
adj
noun
verb
- To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
- To attend a course or other educational activity.
- (now only in non-standard speech and dialects) To teach.
- To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.
- To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.
- To study.
- commit to memory; learn by heart
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be a student of a certain subject
- gain knowledge or skills
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- impart skills or knowledge to
noun
verb
noun
- (education) An interactive class taught by a tutor to students at university or college, individually or in small groups.
- (education) A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.
- (computing) A video or text guide or instruction about a specific topic (generally a how-to).
- a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students
adj
noun
- (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- An assigned task.
- (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- (law) A document that effects this transfer.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- (LGBTQ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- The practical application of any branch of learning.
- Custom or established practice.
- (philosophy) The synthesis of theory and practice, without presuming the primacy of either.
- (drama) The deliberate action of a rational being.
- An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such examples, for practice.
- translating an idea into action
noun
- A classroom exercise in which students have to mill around to exchange information.
- A light-duty machine tool for milling or drilling, as needed; it combines a drill press with the X/Y coordinate abilities of a milling machine's table and a locking collet that ensures that the milling cutter will not fall from the spindle due to lateral forces against the cutter during milling.
noun
- A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
- An academic conference.
- A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
- a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
- small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
verb
noun
- (education) Initialism of classwork.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of continuous wave.
- Abbreviation of civil war
- Initialism of conventional wisdom.
- (music) Initialism of country and western.
- Initialism of calendar week.
- Initialism of chemical warfare.
- Initialism of content warning.
- Initialism of current weight.
adj
adv
name
noun
- knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
- (countable) Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
- (uncountable) The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
noun
- the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
- the profession of a teacher
- a message describing how something is to be done
- (countable) An order or command.
- (computing) A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.
- (uncountable) The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
- (in the plural) A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
- (law, in the plural) The directions given by a client to their lawyer in relation to a particular legal matter, which govern the purpose and scope of their work.
- (countable) An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
noun
verb
noun
- (education) A learning programme
- a body of students who are taught together
- (cooking) A stage of a meal.
- (masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
- A racecourse.
- (roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
- A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
- (textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
- The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
- A normal or customary sequence.
- (golf) A golf course.
- The itinerary of a race.
- The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
- (India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
- A path that something or someone moves along.
- (UK, Ireland, Philippines) an educational programme at a college or university leading to an academic degree or vocational qualification.
- (especially in medicine) A treatment plan.
- a series of lectures or lessons in a particular subject
- (nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
- (navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
- Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
- A sequence of events.
- (nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
- (music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to be played together.
- (sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- part of a meal served at one time
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- general line of orientation
- a mode of action
- facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- (construction) a layer of masonry
adv
verb
- (transitive) To run through or over.
- To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
- (transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.
- (transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
- move along, of liquids
- move swiftly through or over
- hunt with hounds
noun
- The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
- The result of good social upbringing.
- (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.
- (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
- Action of the verb to train.
- the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
- activity leading to skilled behavior
verb
noun
- One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- (UK) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
- (collectible card games) A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.
- (UK) A homeroom.
- a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
verb
noun
- learning and coming to understand ideas and information
- the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
- the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
- The assimilation and understanding of ideas.
- The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
- (chemistry) Dissolution of a sample into a solution by means of adding acid and heat.
- The result of this process.
- The processing of decay in organic matter assisted by microorganisms.
- The ability to use this process.
verb
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- admit into a group or community
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
noun
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
verb
- educate in or as if in a school
- swim in or form a large group of fish
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- (transitive) To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
- (transitive) To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.
- (intransitive, of fish) To form into, or travel in, a school.
- (transitive) To control, or compose, one’s expression.
noun
- the process of being formally educated at a school
- a large group of fish
- an educational institution's faculty and students
- an educational institution
- a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
- a building where young people receive education
- the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
- The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.
- (India, Canada, US) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
- (considered collectively) The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
- Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
- An art movement, a community of artists.
- A multitude.
- (collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.
- An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc.
- The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
- The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.
- (British) An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
- (UK) At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
verb
- To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
- To make use of; to employ.
- (intransitive) To repeat an activity in this way.
- (transitive) To perform or observe in an habitual fashion.
- (transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
- (transitive) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
- To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
- carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
- learn by repetition
- engage in a rehearsal (of)
noun
verb
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
noun
verb
- create by training and teaching
- 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
- 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
- gain through experience
- 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
- create by training and teaching
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
- to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- educate for a future role or function
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- (transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
- (intransitive) To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation.
- (transitive) To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm.
- (transitive) To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound.
verb
- create by training and teaching
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- travel by rail or train
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- educate for a future role or function
- (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
- (intransitive) To proceed in sequence.
- (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.
- (transitive, machine learning) To feed data into an algorithm, usually based on a neural network, to create a machine learning model that can perform some task.
- (transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).
- (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
- (intransitive) To practice an ability.
- (transitive) To teach and form (someone) by practice; to educate (someone).
- (transitive, mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
- (transitive) To transport (something) by train.
noun
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- (sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.
- A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.
- A series of electrical pulses.
- A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.
- A group of people following an important figure such as a king or noble; a retinue, a group of retainers.
- (figuratively, poetic) A group or class of people.
- The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- A series of specified vehicles (originally tramcars in a mine as usual, later especially railway carriages) coupled together.
- A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.
- (computing) A software release schedule.
- A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.
- (astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere or accompanying a comet as it nears the sun; tail.
- A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.
- (informal) A service on a railway line.
- The tail of a bird.
- (military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.
- A mechanical (originally steam-powered, now typically diesel or electrical) vehicle carrying a large number of passengers and freight along a designated track or path; a line of connected wagons considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail or road travel.
- A set of things, events, or circumstances that follow after or as a consequence; aftermath, wake.
- (poetic) The elongated body or form of something narrow and winding, such as the course of a river or the body of a snake.