Synonyms of the word

discipline

• n. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
• n. An enforced compliance or control.
• n. A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
• n. A state of order based on submission to authority.
• n. A punishment to train or maintain control.
• n. A whip used for self-flagellation.
• n. A set of rules regulating behaviour.
• n. A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
• n. A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
• n. A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
• v. (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
• v. (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
• v. (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
• v. (transitive) To impose order on someone.

bailiwick

• n. The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
• n. A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

check

• n. (chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
• n. An inspection or examination.
• n. A control; a limit or stop.
• n. (US) A mark (especially a checkmark: ✓) used as an indicator, equivalent to a tick (UK).
• n. (US) An order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity; a cheque (UK, Canada).
• n. (US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.
• n. (contact sports) A maneuver performed by a player to take another player out of the play.
• n. A token used instead of cash in gaming machines.
• n. A lengthwise separation through the growth rings in wood.
• n. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified.
• n. (falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds.
• n. A small chink or crack.
• v. To inspect; to examine.
• v. To verify the accuracy of a text or translation, usually making some corrections (proofread) or many (copyedit).
• v. (US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have…
• v. To control, limit, or halt.
• v. To verify or compare with a source of information.
• v. To leave in safekeeping.
• v. To leave with a shipping agent for shipping.
• v. (street basketball) To pass or bounce the ball to an opponent from behind the three-point line and have…
• v. (contact sports) To hit another player with one's body.
• v. (poker) To remain in a hand without betting. Only legal if no one has yet bet.
• v. (chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, especially the king, in check; to put in check.
• v. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.
• v. (nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.
• v. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.
• v. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack.
• v. To make a stop; to pause; with at.
• v. (obsolete) To clash or interfere.
• v. To act as a curb or restraint.
• v. (falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds.
• n. (textiles, usually pluralized) A pattern made up of a grid of squares of alternating colors; a checkered…

condition

• n. A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
• n. A requirement, term, or requisite.
• n. (law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal…
• n. The health status of a medical patient.
• n. The state or quality.
• n. A particular state of being.
• n. (obsolete) The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
• v. To subject to the process of acclimation.
• v. To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
• v. (transitive) To place conditions or limitations upon.
• v. To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
• v. (transitive) To treat (the hair) with hair conditioner.
• v. (transitive) To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
• v. (transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
• v. (US, colleges, transitive) To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up…
• v. To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged…

correct

• adj. Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
• adj. With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
• v. (transitive) To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
• v. (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
• v. (transitive) To inform (someone) of the latter's error.

correction

• n. The act of correcting.
• n. A substitution for an error or mistake.
• n. Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
• n. An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
• n. A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.
• n. (procedure word, military) a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue…

develop

• v. (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
• v. (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
• v. (transitive) To create.
• v. (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
• v. (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
• v. (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
• v. (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving…
• v. (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations…

field

• n. A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.
• n. A wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals.
• n. The open country near or belonging to a town or city—usually used in plural.
• n. A physical phenomenon, such as force, potential, or fluid velocity, that pervades a region.
• n. An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
• n. A course of study or domain of knowledge or practice.
• n. The extent of a given perception.
• n. A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
• n. An area reserved for playing a game.
• n. A realm of practical, direct, or natural operation, contrasting with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
• n. (algebra) A commutative ring with identity for which every nonzero element has a multiplicative inverse.
• n. (geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
• n. (heraldry) The background of the shield.
• n. (vexillology) The background of the flag.
• n. (computing) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value.
• n. A component of a database record in which a single unit of information is stored.
• n. A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of characters.
• n. (baseball, obsolete) The team in a match that throws the ball and tries to catch it when it is hit by…
• n. (baseball) The outfield.
• n. An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
• n. All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
• v. (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
• v. (baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball,…
• v. (transitive, sports) To place a team in (a game).
• v. (transitive) To answer; to address.
• v. (transitive) To defeat.
• v. (transitive) To execute research (in the field).
• v. (transitive, military) To deploy in the field.

grooming

• v. present participle of groom.
• n. Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
• n. The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
• n. Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
• n. The act of attempting to gain the trust of a minor with the intention of having a sexual relationship…

penalisation

• n. Alternative spelling of penalization.

penalise

• v. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of penalize.

penalization

• n. The act of punishing; punishment.

penalize

• v. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
• v. (transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.

penalty

• n. A legal sentence.
• n. A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
• n. (finance) A payment forfeited for an early withdrawal from an account or an investment.
• n. (soccer) A direct free kick from the penalty spot, taken after a defensive foul in the penalty box; a…
• n. (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play…

preparation

• n. (uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
• n. That which is prepared.
• n. (countable) A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
• n. (music) Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.

punish

• v. To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
• v. To cause great harm to (a punishing blow).

punishment

• n. The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
• n. A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
• n. A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
• n. (figuratively) Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling.

study

• v. (usually academic) To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them,…
• v. (academic) To take a course or courses on a subject.
• v. To acquire knowledge on a subject.
• v. To look at minutely.
• v. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
• v. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
• n. (obsolete) A state of mental perplexity or worried thought.
• n. (archaic) Thought, as directed to a specific purpose; one's concern.
• n. Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
• n. The act of studying or examining; examination.
• n. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
• n. A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of…
• n. An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
• n. (music) A piece for special practice; an étude.

subject

• adj. Likely to be affected by or to experience something.
• adj. Conditional upon.
• adj. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
• adj. Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
• n. (grammar) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses…
• n. An actor; one who takes action.
• n. The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
• n. A particular area of study.
• n. A citizen in a monarchy.
• n. A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
• n. (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
• n. A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.
• n. (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with…
• n. (logic) That of which something is stated.
• v. (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially…

system

• n. A collection of organized things; a whole composed of relationships among its members.
• n. A method or way of organizing or planning.
• n. (derogatory, with "the") The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or…

train

• n. Elongated portion.
• n. Connected sequence of people or things.
• v. (intransitive) To practice an ability.
• v. (transitive) To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise with discipline.
• v. (intransitive) To improve one's fitness.
• v. To proceed in sequence.
• v. (transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.
• v. (transitive, horticulture) To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape,…
• v. (mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.
• v. (transitive, video games) To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).
• v. (obsolete) To draw along; to trail; to drag.
• v. (obsolete) To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
• n. (obsolete) Treachery; deceit.
• n. (obsolete) A trick or stratagem.
• n. (obsolete) A trap for animals; a snare.
• n. (obsolete) A lure; a decoy.

training

• v. present participle of train.
• n. Action of the verb to train.
• n. The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.
• n. The result of good social upbringing.
• n. (computing) The process by which two modems determine which protocol and speed to use; handshaking.
• n. (voice recognition) The recording of multiple samples of a user's voice to aid pattern recognition.

trait

• n. an identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
• n. (object-oriented programming) An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a…