English dictionary

process

/'pr/A/s/E/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

noun.act

Examples
It was a process of trial and error.

Synonyms procedure

Source: WordNet 3.0
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

noun.cognition

Examples
The process of thinking.

Synonyms cognitive operation cognitive process mental process operation

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

Synonyms summons

Source: WordNet 3.0
a mental process that you are not directly aware of

noun.cognition

Examples
The process of denial.

Synonyms unconscious process

Source: WordNet 3.0
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

noun.body

Examples
A bony process.

Synonyms appendage outgrowth

Source: WordNet 3.0
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

noun.tops

Examples
Events now in process.

The process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls.

Synonyms physical process

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.

noun

Source: webster1913