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 |
razor clam jackknife clam knife-handle | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
ax handle axe handle | the handle of an ax |
broomstick broom handle | the handle of a broom |
crank handle starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
handle grip handgrip hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
hoe handle | the handle of a hoe |
mop handle | the handle of a mop |
operating microscope | binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery) |
operating room OR operating theater operating theatre surgery | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations, great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic |
operating table | table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation |
rake handle | the handle of a rake |
threeentered arch basket-handle arch | a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers |
operating capability performance capability | the capability of a technological system to perform as intended |
mustachio moustachio handle-bars | a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) |
spare tire love handle | excess fat around the waistline |
instruction manual instructions book of instructions operating instructions | a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it |
operating system OS | (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services |
DOS disk operating system | an operating system that is on a disk |
MS-DOS Microsoft disk operating system | an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers |
UNIX UNIX system UNIX operating system | trademark for a powerful operating system |
chief executive officer CEO chief operating officer | the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm, reports to a board of directors, may appoint other managers (including a president) |
surgeon operating surgeon sawbones | a physician who specializes in surgery |
operating expense operating cost overhead budget items | the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance), it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes |
operating capital | capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements |
income statement earnings report operating statement profit-and-loss statement | a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period |
operating budget | a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements |
cover treat handle plow deal address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression, This book deals with incest, The course covered all of Western Civilization, The new book treats the history of China |
handle palm | touch, lift, or hold with the hands, Don't handle the merchandise |
wield handle manage | handle effectively, The burglar wielded an axe, The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well |
e flip one's lid blow up throw a fit hit the roof hit the ceiling have kittens have a fit combust blow one's stack fly off the handle flip one's wig lose one's temper blow a fuse go ballistic | get very angry and fly into a rage, The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question, Spam makes me go ballistic |
handle | show and train, The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott |
manage deal d care b handle | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of, I can deal with this crew of workers, This blender can't handle nuts, She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old |
treat handle do by | interact in a certain way, Do right by her, Treat him with caution, please, Handle the press reporters gently |
handle with kid gloves | handle with great care and sensitivity, You have to handle the students with kid gloves |
operational in operation(p) operating(a) | being in effect or operation, de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations- Leslie Marmon Silko, bus service is in operation during the emergency, the company had several operating divisions |
handles | without a hand or hands, a handless war veteran |
operating | involved in a kind of operation, the operating conditions of the oxidation pond |