process
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1. a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops)
hypernym | : | physical entity, |
definition | : | an entity that has physical existence (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | phenomenon, |
definition | : | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | chelation, |
definition | : | (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | dealignment, |
definition | : | a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | decrease, decrement, |
definition | : | a process of becoming smaller or shorter (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | degeneration, devolution, |
definition | : | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | development, evolution, |
definition | : | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | economic process, |
definition | : | any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | encapsulation, |
definition | : | the process of enclosing (as in a capsule) (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | human process, |
definition | : | a process in which human beings are involved (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | growth, increase, increment, |
definition | : | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | industrial process, |
definition | : | a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | iteration, looping, |
definition | : | (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | iteration, loop, |
definition | : | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | photography, |
definition | : | the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | processing, |
definition | : | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | reversible process, |
definition | : | any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | sensitisation, sensitization, |
definition | : | (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | defining, shaping, |
definition | : | any process serving to define the shape of something (noun.process) |
hyponym | : | variation, |
definition | : | the process of varying or being varied (noun.process) |
2. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act)
hypernym | : | activity, |
definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | bertillon system, |
definition | : | a system or procedure for identifying persons (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | fingerprinting, |
definition | : | the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | emergency procedure, |
definition | : | (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | experimental procedure, |
definition | : | the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | medical procedure, |
definition | : | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | operating procedure, |
definition | : | a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | stiffening, |
definition | : | the act of becoming stiff (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | indirection, |
definition | : | indirect procedure or action (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | rigamarole, rigmarole, |
definition | : | a long and complicated and confusing procedure (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | condition, experimental condition, |
definition | : | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | formula, rule, |
definition | : | (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems (noun.cognition) |
3. a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body)
hypernym | : | body part, |
definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | horn, |
definition | : | one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | horn, |
definition | : | any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | crest, |
definition | : | a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | pseudopod, pseudopodium, |
definition | : | temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | flagellum, |
definition | : | a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | hair, |
definition | : | a filamentous projection or process on an organism (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | cirrus, |
definition | : | a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | spine, |
definition | : | a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | aculea, |
definition | : | small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | style, |
definition | : | a slender bristlelike or tubular process (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | villus, |
definition | : | a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | tail, |
definition | : | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | fetlock, |
definition | : | projection behind and above a horse's hoof (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | tentacle, |
definition | : | any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | arista, |
definition | : | bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | ala, |
definition | : | a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | alveolar arch, |
definition | : | the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | acrosome, |
definition | : | a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | caruncle, caruncula, |
definition | : | an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | condyle, |
definition | : | a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | epicondyle, |
definition | : | a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | fimbria, |
definition | : | thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | apophysis, |
definition | : | (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | spicule, spiculum, |
definition | : | small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | osteophyte, |
definition | : | small abnormal bony outgrowth (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | papilla, |
definition | : | a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | papilla, |
definition | : | a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | styloid process, |
definition | : | extends from the base of the temporal bone (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | pterygoid process, |
definition | : | two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, |
definition | : | a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | zygomatic process, |
definition | : | a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | trochanter, |
definition | : | one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | transverse process, |
definition | : | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | odontoid process, |
definition | : | a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | metaphysis, |
definition | : | the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | olecranon, olecranon process, |
definition | : | process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | ridge, |
definition | : | any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | excrescence, |
definition | : | (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | papilla, |
definition | : | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | enation, plant process, |
definition | : | a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ (noun.plant) |
4. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | cognition, knowledge, noesis, |
definition | : | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | basic cognitive process, |
definition | : | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | higher cognitive process, |
definition | : | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use (noun.cognition) |
5. a mental process that you are not directly aware of (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | cognition, knowledge, noesis, |
definition | : | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | condensation, |
definition | : | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams (noun.cognition) |
6. a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | judicial writ, writ, |
definition | : | (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | citation, |
definition | : | a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | monition, process of monition, |
definition | : | a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | ticket, |
definition | : | a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
7. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change)
hyponym | : | propagate, |
definition | : | cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | iodise, iodize, |
definition | : | treat with iodine (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | nitrate, |
definition | : | treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | tank, |
definition | : | treat in a tank (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | mercerise, mercerize, |
definition | : | treat to strengthen and improve the luster (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | malt, |
definition | : | treat with malt or malt extract (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | creosote, |
definition | : | treat with creosote (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | chlorinate, |
definition | : | treat or combine with chlorine (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | carbonate, |
definition | : | treat with carbon dioxide (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | camphorate, |
definition | : | treat with camphor (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | ammoniate, |
definition | : | treat with ammonia (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | irradiate, ray, |
definition | : | expose to radiation (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | scald, |
definition | : | treat with boiling water (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | refine, |
definition | : | treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | reverberate, |
definition | : | treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | curry, |
definition | : | treat by incorporating fat (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | seed, |
definition | : | sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | dose, |
definition | : | treat with an agent; add (an agent) to (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | sulfur, sulphur, |
definition | : | treat with sulphur in order to preserve (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | chrome, |
definition | : | treat with a chromium compound (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | agenise, agenize, |
definition | : | age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride) (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | run, |
definition | : | cause to perform (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | carboxylate, |
definition | : | treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | beneficiate, |
definition | : | process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | digest, |
definition | : | convert food into absorbable substances (verb.consumption) |
hyponym | : | fume, fumigate, |
definition | : | treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests (verb.perception) |
hyponym | : | air-condition, |
definition | : | control the humidity and temperature of (verb.possession) |
8. perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information (verb.cognition)
9. deliver a warrant or summons to someone (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | deliver, |
definition | : | bring to a destination, make a delivery (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | subpoena, |
definition | : | serve or summon with a subpoena (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | rinse, wash, |
definition | : | clean with some chemical process (verb.contact) |
10. shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation)
hyponym | : | hot-work, |
definition | : | roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | overwork, |
definition | : | use too much (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | rack, |
definition | : | work on a rack (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | tool, |
definition | : | work with a tool (verb.creation) |
hyponym | : | till, |
definition | : | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation (verb.creation) |
11. march in a procession (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | walk, |
definition | : | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | file, |
definition | : | proceed in line (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | goose step, |
definition | : | march in a military fashion (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | countermarch, |
definition | : | march back along the same way (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | debouch, march out, |
definition | : | march out (as from a defile) into open ground (verb.motion) |
12. deal with in a routine way (verb.social)
hypernym | : | care, deal, handle, manage, |
definition | : | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of (verb.social) |
13. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social)
hypernym | : | challenge, |
definition | : | issue a challenge to (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | expedite, |
definition | : | process fast and efficiently (verb.social) |
verb group | : | litigate, |
definition | : | engage in legal proceedings (verb.social) |
14. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act)
derivation | : | process, work, work on, |
definition | : | shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | go, move, proceed, |
definition | : | follow a procedure or take a course (verb.social) |
derivation | : | process, |
definition | : | deal with in a routine way (verb.social) |
derivation | : | procedural, |
definition | : | of or relating to procedure (adj.pert) |
15. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | operate, |
definition | : | happen (verb.change) |
16. a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication)
derivation | : | cite, summon, summons, |
definition | : | call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | action, litigate, process, sue, |
definition | : | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social) |
17. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change)
derivation | : | handling, treatment, |
definition | : | the management of someone or something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | processor, |
definition | : | a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market (noun.group) |
derivation | : | processor, |
definition | : | someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | processing, |
definition | : | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process) |
18. perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information (verb.cognition)
19. deliver a warrant or summons to someone (verb.contact)
derivation | : | process, summons, |
definition | : | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication) |
20. shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation)
derivation | : | procedure, process, |
definition | : | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act) |
21. march in a procession (verb.motion)
derivation | : | march, marching, |
definition | : | the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | march, |
definition | : | a procession of people walking together (noun.group) |
22. deal with in a routine way (verb.social)
derivation | : | procedure, process, |
definition | : | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act) |
derivation | : | processing, |
definition | : | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process) |
23. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social)
derivation | : | action, action at law, legal action, |
definition | : | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong (noun.act) |
derivation | : | case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, |
definition | : | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun.act) |
derivation | : | judicial proceeding, litigation, |
definition | : | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights (noun.act) |
derivation | : | process, summons, |
definition | : | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | petitioner, suer, |
definition | : | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right (noun.person) |
derivation | : | actionable, |
definition | : | affording grounds for legal action (adj.all) |
24. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act)
derivation | : | process, work, work on, |
definition | : | shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation) |
derivation | : | go, move, proceed, |
definition | : | follow a procedure or take a course (verb.social) |
derivation | : | process, |
definition | : | deal with in a routine way (verb.social) |
derivation | : | procedural, |
definition | : | of or relating to procedure (adj.pert) |
25. (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | operate, |
definition | : | happen (verb.change) |
26. a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication)
derivation | : | cite, summon, summons, |
definition | : | call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | action, litigate, process, sue, |
definition | : | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social) |
27. subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change)
derivation | : | handling, treatment, |
definition | : | the management of someone or something (noun.act) |
derivation | : | processor, |
definition | : | a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market (noun.group) |
derivation | : | processor, |
definition | : | someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | processing, |
definition | : | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process) |
28. perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information (verb.cognition)
29. deliver a warrant or summons to someone (verb.contact)
derivation | : | process, summons, |
definition | : | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication) |
30. shape, form, or improve a material (verb.creation)
derivation | : | procedure, process, |
definition | : | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act) |
31. march in a procession (verb.motion)
derivation | : | march, marching, |
definition | : | the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | march, |
definition | : | a procession of people walking together (noun.group) |
32. deal with in a routine way (verb.social)
derivation | : | procedure, process, |
definition | : | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result (noun.act) |
derivation | : | processing, |
definition | : | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure (noun.process) |
33. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social)
derivation | : | action, action at law, legal action, |
definition | : | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong (noun.act) |
derivation | : | case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit, |
definition | : | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun.act) |
derivation | : | judicial proceeding, litigation, |
definition | : | a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights (noun.act) |
derivation | : | process, summons, |
definition | : | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | petitioner, suer, |
definition | : | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right (noun.person) |
derivation | : | actionable, |
definition | : | affording grounds for legal action (adj.all) |
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