pattern 2
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a customary way of operation or behavior
Examples
- 1.they changed their dietary pattern
- 2.it is their practice to give annual raises
Hypernym
activity 1
noun
any specific behavior
EnglishDerivationally related form
pattern 2
verb
form a pattern
Hyponym
biologism 1
noun
use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior
cooperation 2
noun
the practice of cooperating
featherbedding 1
noun
the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required
formalism 3
noun
the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
one-upmanship 1
noun
the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor
