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practical adj. 1 pragmatic, useful, usable or useable, functional,
realistic, reasonable, sound, utilitarian, applicable,
serviceable, empirical, efficient: Whether the device is
practical will depend on its cost effectiveness. 2 sensible,
reasonable, common-sense or common-sensical, everyday, ordinary,
down-to-earth, expedient, matter-of-fact, mundane,
business-like, hard-headed, judicious, Colloq hard-nosed: Put
theory aside and focus on a practical solution to the problem.
3 applied, field, hands-on, personal, everyday: She has had
practical experience in nursing the elderly.
practically
adv. 1 almost, (very) nearly, wellnigh, virtually, in effect,
just about, essentially, fundamentally, at bottom, basically,
when all is said and done, at the end of the day, to all intents
and purposes: We are practically there. I have practically
finished the ironing. 2 realistically, matter-of-factly,
clearly, simply, reasonably, rationally, sensibly: Practically,
there was nothing to be done except let the fire burn itself
out.
practice n. 1 custom, wont, habit, routine, convention, tradition, rule,
procedure, usage, mode, style, way, modus operandi, technique or
technic, Formal praxis, Colloq MO (= 'modus operandi'): She
makes a practice of swimming for an hour every day. It is our
practice to get patients out of bed as soon as possible after
surgery. 2 exercise, discipline, drill, practising, repetition,
rehearsal, training, preparation; workout, warm-up; application,
study: She needs more practice on the beginner's slope before
going down the main piste. 3 pursuit, exercise, work,
profession, career, vocation, conduct; business, office: He
genuinely enjoys the practice of law. I heard of a veterinary
practice for sale in Yorkshire. 4 in practice. practically,
actually, day-to-day, realistically, in real life: In practice
no one would ever treat an injury the way this book recommends.
5 out of practice. inexperienced, unpractised, unaccustomed,
rusty: I once played a good game of chess, but I'm out of
practice now.
practise v. 1 drill, exercise, work out, train, prepare, rehearse, run
through, repeat, study, US practice: I am practising for
Sunday's tennis tournament. She practises the piano every day.