Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) operation (the state of being in effect or being operative) "that rule is no longer in operation"
S: (n) operation (a business especially one run on a large scale) "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"
S: (n) enterprise, endeavor, endeavour (a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)) "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
W: (v) operate [Related to: operation] (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.) "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
S: (n) operation (a planned activity involving many people performing various actions) "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"
S: (n) operation ((computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)) "it can perform millions of operations per second"
S: (n) operation, military operation (activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)) "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) operation, procedure (a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work) "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
S: (n) action (the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field) "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"
S: (n) job (a damaging piece of work) "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"
S: (n) job (the performance of a piece of work) "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"
S: (n) operation, procedure (a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work) "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
S: (n) service (work done by one person or group that benefits another) "budget separately for goods and services"
S: (n) shining, polishing (the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it) "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
S: (n) heavy lifting (difficult work) "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting"
S: (n) care, attention, aid, tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something) "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
S: (n) duty (work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons) "the duties of the job"
S: (n) coursework (work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course)
W: (v) operate [Related to: operation] (perform as expected when applied) "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
S: (n) operation, functioning, performance (process or manner of functioning or operating) "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) operation (the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)) "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"