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anal-retentive |
in psychoanalysis, having or showing unusual obstinacy, frugality, or an excessive concern with trivial details that supposedly results from conflict over toilet training in childhood. [1/2 definitions] |
arsenal |
a building used for the training of soldiers. [1/3 definitions] |
boot camp |
a military installation at which U.S. Navy or Marine recruits receive basic training. |
breeding |
one's upbringing or training, esp. relating to social conduct. [1/3 definitions] |
cadet |
a student in a military academy; person training to be a military officer. |
camp1 |
a preseason training period for sports teams. [1/9 definitions] |
classroom |
a room where classes are held in a college, school, or training facility. |
coach |
to give training or direction to. [1/8 definitions] |
common sense |
practical judgment based on experience or native intelligence, and not on education or training. |
conditioned |
characterized by predictable actions that are the result of training or conditioning processes; reflex. [1/3 definitions] |
culture |
a developed state of refinement through experience or training in the arts and worldly affairs. [2/8 definitions] |
disciplinary |
of or related to discipline, training, or punishment. |
discipline |
training of the body or mind to bring about desired results, particularly orderliness and obedience. [4/7 definitions] |
disciplined |
exercising control over one's self and behavior, particularly in the form of regimens of work, training, and the like. [2 definitions] |
dressage |
the practice or methodology of training horses, esp. to obey and execute certain complicated movements. |
drill1 |
a learning or training procedure consisting of frequent repetition of certain actions or items to be learned. [1/13 definitions] |
educate |
to provide knowledge, training, and guidance to. [1/4 definitions] |
educated |
marked by qualities that indicate knowledge, training, and culture. [1/3 definitions] |
elocution |
training in, or the art of, public speaking. [1/2 definitions] |
equitation |
the act or skill of training and riding a horse; horsemanship. |
esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. [1/2 definitions] |
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