work flow workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done |
flow stream | the act of flowing or streaming, continuous progression |
consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption |
drygoods soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
durables durable goods consumer durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use |
fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental |
laminar flow clean room | a clean room free of all extraneous particles, used in fabricating microprocessors |
packaged goods | groceries that are packaged for sale |
sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity |
white goods household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
white goods | large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel |
yard goods piece goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
menorrhea menstrual blood menstrual flow | flow of blood from the uterus, occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years |
bill of goods | a consignment of merchandise |
flow chart flowchart flow diagram flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
bill of goods | communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable, they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car |
tidal flow tidal current | the water current caused by the tides |
flow flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) |
airflow air flow flow of air | the flow of air, she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her |
canned food canned foods canned goods tinned goods | food preserved by canning |
baked goods | foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven |
produce green goods green groceries garden truck | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market |
stream flow current | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas, two streams of development run through American history, stream of consciousness, the flow of thought, the current of history |
turbulent flow | flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically |
streamline flow | flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady |
laminar flow | nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae) |
worldly possessions worldly belongings worldly goods | all the property that someone possess, he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter |
cash flow | the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including nonash expenses) |
consumption economic consumption usance use use of goods and services | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing, the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
flow | any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
menstruation menses menstruum catamenia period flow | the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause, the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation, a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped--Hippocrates, the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females--Aristotle |
stream flow | something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously, a stream of people emptied from the terminal, the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors |
flow flow rate rate of flow | the amount of fluid that flows in a given time |
menstruate flow | undergo menstruation, She started menstruating at the age of |
flow | cover or swamp with water |
flow away flow off | flow off or away gradually, The water flowed off from the pipe |
flow out effuse | flow or spill forth |
get the goods | discover some bad or hidden information about, She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail |
hang fall flow | fall or flow in a certain way, This dress hangs well, Her long black hair flowed down her back |
flow flux | move or progress freely as if in a stream, The crowd flowed out of the stadium |
run flow feed course | move along, of liquids, Water flowed into the cave, the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi |
flow | cause to flow, The artist flowed the washes on the paper |
succeed win come through bring home the bacon deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal, The enterprise succeeded, We succeeded in getting tickets to the show, she struggled to overcome her handicap and won |
be due flow from | be the result of |
flow | be abundantly present, The champagne flowed at the wedding |