processes

Noun

• a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
• (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
• 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
• a mental process that you are not directly aware of
• a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
• a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
• plural of process

Verb

• subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
• deal with in a routine way
• perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
• march in a procession
• shape, form, or improve a material
• deliver a warrant or summons to someone
• third-person singular simple present indicative of process

Synonyms

action, appendage, cognitive operation, cognitive process, litigate, march, mental process, operation, outgrowth, physical process, procedure, process, serve, sue, summons, swear out, treat, unconscious process, work, work on