processes

[ pros-es-iz, ‐uh-siz, ‐uh-seez or, especially British, proh-ses-iz, proh-suh-seez ]

/ ˈprɒs ɛs ɪz, ‐ə sɪz, ‐əˌsiz or, especially British, ˈproʊ sɛs ɪz, ˈproʊ sə siz /

the plural of process.

QUIZZES

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

The billionaire philanthropist tastes the product of a machine that processes human sewage into drinking water and electricity.
Bill Gates Drinks Sewer Water|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Often, the processes that result in death begin when the heart stops beating.
What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are 17 processes herein, which collectively take four years for a craftsman to master.
Behind the Wheel of the Bespoke Bentley|Zoe Settle|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its core information—materials, processes, electronic tricks, and RCS numbers—needs to be protected.
How the Pentagon Strangles Its Most Advanced Stealth Warplanes|Bill Sweetman|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Fintech processes payments for the alcoholic beverage industry.
The Sleazy War on the Humane Society|Center for Public Integrity|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their system must have been composed of a collection of processes and receipts which grew in number as the centuries passed away.
A History of Art in Ancient Egypt, Vol. II (of 2)|Georges Perrot
There is not first a stimulus, then perception, then response; these processes are supplementary, not separate.
John Dewey's logical theory|Delton Thomas Howard
As these myriads of smaller organisms are parts and processes of us, so are we but parts and processes of life at large.
Life and Habit|Samuel Butler
The processes may be employed very efficaciously and with certainty of success.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885|Various
Better "processes" were continually being looked for, as in Colorado, with which it was hoped much poorer ores would pay well.
Across America|James F. Rusling