cleaning cleansing cleanup | the act of making something clean, he gave his shoes a good cleaning |
beauty treatment | enhancement of someone's personal beauty |
window dressing | the decoration of shop windows |
concentration | strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing diluting material |
separation | the act of dividing or disconnecting |
maltreatment ill-treatment ill-usage abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment, the child showed signs of physical abuse |
cruelty inhuman treatment | a cruel act, a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering |
treatment intervention | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
dressing bandaging binding | the act of applying a bandage |
shock therapy shock treatment | treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions |
insulin shock insulin shock therapy insulin shock treatment | the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma |
metrazol shock metrazol shock therapy metrazol shock treatment | the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma |
orthodontic treatment | dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy, treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids, orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities |
dressing grooming | the activity of getting dressed, putting on clothes |
dressing | processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather |
transvestism transvestitism cross dressing | the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex |
treatment handling | the management of someone or something, the handling of prisoners, the treatment of water sewage, the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system |
separation | the social act of separating or parting company, the separation of church and state |
legal separation separation | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) |
silent treatment | an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know |
concentration | bringing together military forces |
separation | sorting one thing from others, the separation of wheat from chaff, the separation of mail by postal zones |
ethnic cleansing | the mass expulsion and killing of one ethnic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
cleansing agent cleanser cleaner | a preparation used in cleaning something |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
concentration camp stockade | a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) |
dressing medical dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore |
dressing case | a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling |
dressing gown robe-dehambre lounging robe | a robe worn before dressing or while lounging |
dressing room | a room in which you can change clothes |
dressing sack dressing sacque | a woman's loose jacket, worn while dressing |
dressing station aid station | (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded |
dressing table dresser vanity toilet table | low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup |
grade separation | a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass |
mill grinder milling machinery | machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing |
miller milling machine | machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it |
milling | corrugated edge of a coin |
surgical dressing | a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery |
assiduity assiduousness concentration | great and constant diligence and attention |
treatment | a manner of dealing with something artistically, his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture |
concentration | the strength of a solution, number of molecules of a substance in a given volume |
hydrogen ion concentration | the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter |
molality molal concentration | concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per kilogram of solvent |
molarity molar concentration M | concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solution |
concentration density denseness tightness compactness | the spatial property of being crowded together |
interval separation | the distance between things, fragile items require separation and cushioning |
concentration engrossment absorption immersion | complete attention, intense mental effort |
information science informatics information processing IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |