1.Definition: (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

"The process of thinking", "The cognitive operation of remembering"

Related Noun(s):operation

Category: General

2.Definition: a mental process that you are not directly aware of

"The process of denial"

Category: General

3.Definition: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

"A bony process"

Related Noun(s):appendage, outgrowth

Category: General

4.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):procedure

Category: General

5.Definition: 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"

Category: General

6.Definition: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

Related Noun(s):summons

Category: General