prac|tice

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• prac|tice-teach — «PRAK tihs TEECH», intransitive verb, taught, teach|ing. to teach at a school for a certain period as part of one s college or university training in order to qualify for a teacher s certificate or diploma …   Useful english dictionary

• mal|prac|tice — «mal PRAK tihs», noun. 1. criminal neglect or wrong treatment of a patient by a doctor or dentist: »A professional brother, prosecuted for malpractice, is always sure you will do what you can to clear him (Josiah G. Holland). 2. wrong practice or …   Useful english dictionary

• prac — chi·ro·prac·tic; chi·ro·prac·tor; echo·prac·tic; eu·prac·tic; prac·ti·ca·bil·i·ty; prac·ti·ca·ble; prac·ti·ca·ble·ness; prac·ti·ca·bly; prac·ti·cal·ism; prac·ti·cal·ist; prac·ti·cal·i·ty; prac·ti·cal·ize; prac·ti·cal·ly; prac·ti·cal·ness;… …   English syllables

• tice — ap·pren·tice·ship; en·tice; en·tice·ment; Fac·tice; jus·tice; jus·tice·ship; no·tice·abil·i·ty; no·tice·able; no·tice·ably; pen·tice; ap·pren·tice; brat·tice; lat·tice; no·tice; poul·tice; prac·tice; pren·tice; …   English syllables

• mal·prac·tice — /ˌmælˈpræktəs/ noun [noncount] law : careless, wrong, or illegal actions by someone (such as a doctor) who is performing a professional duty a surgeon accused of malpractice Doctors need to have malpractice insurance to protect themselves against …   Useful english dictionary

• practice — prac·tice …   English syllables

• practice teacher — prac′tice teach er n. edu student teacher prac′tice teach , v.i …   From formal English to slang

• practice — prac|tice1 [ præktıs ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount occasions when you do something in order to become better at it, or the time you spend doing this: You will become a faster typist with practice. Waylans broke his wrist during practice and… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• practice — prac•tice [[t]ˈpræk tɪs[/t]] n. v. ticed, tic•ing 1) habitual or customary course of action or way of doing something: office practice[/ex] 2) a habit; custom: to make a practice of borrowing money[/ex] 3) repeated performance or systematic… …   From formal English to slang

• practice — prac|tice W1S2 [ˈpræktıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(a skill)¦ 2 in practice 3¦(something done often)¦ 4¦(doctor/lawyer)¦ 5 be common/standard/normal practice 6 good/best/bad practice 7 put something into practice 8 be out of practice 9 practice makes perfect… …   Dictionary of contemporary English