check checkout
check-out procedure | the act of inspecting or verifying, they made a check of their equipment, the pilot ran through the check-out procedure |
diagnostic procedure
diagnostic technique | a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis |
| emergency procedure | (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) |
| experimental procedure | the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment |
double-blind procedure
double-blind experiment
double-blind study | an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment, a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects |
beginning
start
commencement | the act of starting something, he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations |
| housing start | the act of starting to construct a house |
| start starting | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning), he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital, his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen |
Gram's method
Gram method
Gram's procedure
Gram's stain
Gram stain | a staining technique used to classify bacteria, bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution, after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
| operation procedure | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work, the operations in building a house, certain machine tool operations |
operation
surgery surgical operation
surgical procedure
surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
desensitization technique
desensitisation technique
desensitization procedure
desensitisation procedure
systematic desensitization
systematic desensitisation | a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety, client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished |
startle
jump start | a sudden involuntary movement, he awoke with a start |
| procedure | a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings |
procedure
process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result, the procedure of obtaining a driver's license, it was a process of trial and error |
| medical procedure | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners |
| dental procedure | a procedure employed by a dentist |
| operating procedure | a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation |
standing operating procedure
standard operating procedure
SOP
standard procedure | a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely, rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries |
bureaucratic procedure
red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
jumpstart
jump-start | starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car, my battery was dead so I had to get a jumpstart from my neighbor |
kick starter
kick start | a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body |
start
head start | the advantage gained by beginning early (as in a race), with an hour's start he will be hard to catch |
cloze procedure
cloze test | a test for diagnosing reading ability, words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks |
statistical method
statistical procedure | a method of analyzing or representing statistical data, a procedure for calculating a statistic |
routine
subroutine
subprogram
procedure
function | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program |
| cataloged procedure | a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name |
| contingency procedure | an alternative to the normal procedure, triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises |
order rules of order
parliamentary law
parliamentary procedure | a body of rules followed by an assembly |
starting signal
start | a signal to begin (as in a race), the starting signal was a green light, the runners awaited the start |
| start | the beginning of anything, it was off to a good start |
flying start
running start | a quick and auspicious beginning |
kickoff
send-off
start-off | a start given to contestants, I was there with my parents at the kickoff |
| racing start | the start of a race |
| flying start running start | a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line |
start
starting line
scratch
scratch line | a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game |
fresh start
clean slate
tabula rasa | an opportunity to start over without prejudice |
a beginning
commencement
first
outset
get-go
start
kickoff
starting time
showtime
offset | the time at which something is supposed to begin, they got an early start, she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her |
get down
begin
get start out
start
set about
set out
commence | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action, We began working at dawn, Who will start?, Get working as soon as the sun rises!, The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia, He began early in the day, Let's get down to work now |
begin lead off
start commence | set in motion, cause to start, The U.S. started a war in the Middle East, The Iraqis began hostilities, begin a new chapter in your life |
jumpstart
jump-start | start or re-start vigorously, The Secretary of State intends to jumpstart the Middle East Peace Process |
resume
restart
re-start | take up or begin anew, We resumed the negotiations |
| start | play in the starting lineup |
originate
initiate start | bring into being, He initiated a new program, Start a foundation |
start start up
embark on
commence | get off the ground, Who started this company?, We embarked on an exciting enterprise, I start my day with a good breakfast, We began the new semester, The afternoon session begins at PM, The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack |
| start start up | get going or set in motion, We simply could not start the engine, start up the computer |
| kick-start | start (a motorcycle) by means of a kick starter |
restart
re-start | start an engine again, for example |
jumpstart
jump-start
jump | start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery |
start
go get going | begin or set in motion, I start at eight in the morning, Ready, set, go! |