preliminary approach - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

overture collapse: orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio; a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"

invitation collapse: a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"; a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"

planning collapse: the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise; an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"; the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"

monograph collapse: a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject

term paper collapse: a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term

basic training collapse: the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline

dissertation collapse: a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

spadework collapse: dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking

submission collapse: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another; (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing; an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"; the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God"

treatment collapse: care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury; the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"; a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture"

groundwork collapse: preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

asymptote collapse: a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity; "the asymptote of the curve"

processing collapse: preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals"

bid collapse: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention"; (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make; a formal proposal to buy at a specified price; ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"; make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid for the attention of the poor population"; make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands; "He called his trump"

advent collapse: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"; the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas

prerequisite collapse: something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission"; required as a prior condition or course of study

etude collapse: a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

warm up collapse: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"; become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had lunch together"; run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

preliminary collapse: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"; a minor match preceding the main event; designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding; "a preliminary investigation"

launching collapse: the act of propelling with force; the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time

mobilization collapse: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"; act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources"

exploratory collapse: serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats"

Wordage.info