exercises

v. activate, apply, use; train; practice; instruct

n. drill; practice, training; activation, use, application; gymnastics, calisthenics

Exercises is the second studio album by the Scottish rock band Nazareth. Its style is described as "blues-tinged hardrock" (booklet). The song "Glencoe massacre" is about a real incident, the massacre of Glencoe.
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Noun
1. the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"
(synonym) exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
(hypernym) effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
(hyponym) cardiopulmonary exercise
(derivation) work out
2. the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
(synonym) use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) practice
(derivation) practice, practise, do
3. systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"
(synonym) practice, drill, practice session, recitation
(hypernym) training, preparation, grooming
(hyponym) fire drill
(derivation) drill, practice, practise
4. a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"
(synonym) example
(hypernym) lesson
5. (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises"
(hypernym) ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
(hyponym) commencement, commencement exercise, commencement ceremony, graduation, graduation exercise
(classification) plural, plural form
Verb
1. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"
(synonym) exert
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(derivation) use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment
2. carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law"
(synonym) practice, practise, do
(hyponym) shamanize, shamanise
(entail) work, do work
(derivation) use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment
3. give a work-out to; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"
(synonym) work, work out
(hypernym) work, put to work
(hyponym) warm up
(cause) work out
(verb-group) work out
(derivation) exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
4. do physical exercise; "She works out in the gym every day"
(synonym) work out
(hyponym) limber up, warm up, loosen up
(entail) move
(verb-group) work, work out
(derivation) exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
5. learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
(synonym) drill, practice, practise
(hypernym) learn, study, read, take
(derivation) practice, drill, practice session, recitation