empiric
— Adjective
– English
~ relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"
empirical
— Adjective
– English
~ derived from experiment and observation rather than theory; "an empirical basis for an ethical theory"; "empirical laws"; "empirical data"; "an empirical treatment of a disease about which little is known"
empirical
— Adjective
– English
~ relying on medical quackery; "empiric treatment"
empirically
— Adverb
– English
~ in an empirical manner; "this can be empirically tested"
empiricism
— Noun
– English
~ medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings
empiricism
— Noun
– English
~ (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
empiricism
— Noun
– English
~ the application of empirical methods in any art or science
empiricist
— Noun
– English
~ a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
Empirin
— Noun
– English
~ the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer, Empirin, and St. Joseph) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets
emplace
— Verb
– English
~ provide a new emplacement for guns
emplace
— Verb
– English
~ put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar"
emplacement
— Noun
– English
~ military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
emplacement
— Noun
– English
~ the act of putting something in a certain place
employ
— Verb
– English
~ put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
employ
— Verb
– English
~ engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
employ
— Noun
– English
~ the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
employable
— Adjective
– English
~ physically and mentally capable of working at a regular job and available
employable
— Noun
– English
~ a person who is qualified and ready to work
employed
— Adjective
– English
~ having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"