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) 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) 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) 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"
S: (n) activity (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"
S: (n) action (something done (usually as opposed to something said)) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
S: (n) acquiring, getting (the act of acquiring something) "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"
S: (n) assumption (the act of assuming or taking for granted) "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"
S: (n) rejection (the act of rejecting something) "his proposals were met with rejection"
S: (n) forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.)
S: (n) derivation (the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin)
S: (n) activity (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"
S: (n) hire (the act of hiring something or someone) "he signed up for a week's car hire"
S: (n) wear, wearing (the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment) "she bought it for everyday wear"
S: (n) judgment, judgement, assessment (the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event) "they criticized my judgment of the contestants"
S: (n) production (the act or process of producing something) "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells"
S: (n) stay (continuing or remaining in a place or state) "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
S: (n) legitimation (the act of rendering a person legitimate) "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"
S: (n) proclamation, promulgation (the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice) "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature"
S: (n) communication, communicating (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information) "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
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"
S: (n) operations, trading operations (financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records)