process physical process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states, events now in process, the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls |
window dressing | the decoration of shop windows |
service serving service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
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 |
dressing bandaging binding | the act of applying a bandage |
dressing grooming | the activity of getting dressed, putting on clothes |
dressing | processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather |
mathematical process mathematical operation operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation, they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic |
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 |
transvestism transvestitism cross dressing | the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex |
due process due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles, based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards |
silkworm seed | eggs of a silkworm |
seed oyster | a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation |
seed shrimp mussel shrimp ostracod | tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell |
seed beetle seed weevil | a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes |
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 |
surgical dressing | a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery |
compulsory process | the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court |
right to due process | a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment |
acromion acromial process | the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade |
xiphoid process | smallest of the three parts of the breastbone, articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib |
alveolar ridge gum ridge alveolar process | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
semen seed seminal fluid ejaculate cum come | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
process outgrowth appendage | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant, a bony process |
condylar process condyloid process mandibular condyle | the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull |
coronoid process processus coronoideus | a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone |
coronoid process of the mandible | the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle |
appendix vermiform appendix vermiform process cecal appendage | a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch |
mastoid mastoid process mastoid bone mastoidal | process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull |
styloid process | extends from the base of the temporal bone |
pterygoid process | two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone |
zygomatic process | a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch |
transverse process | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs |
odontoid process | a toothlike process at the back of nd vertebra of the neck |
olecranon olecranon process | process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended |
Benday process | a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image |
process cognitive process mental process operation cognitive operation | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity, an operation that affects mental contents, the process of thinking, the cognitive operation of remembering |
process unconscious process | a mental process that you are not directly aware of, the process of denial |
basic cognitive process | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge |
representational process | any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else |
higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use |
thinking thought thought process cerebration intellection mentation | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully, thinking always made him frown, she paused for thought |
linguistic process language | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication, he didn't have the language to express his feelings |
source seed germ | anything that provides inspiration for later work |