process: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with P · ends with S
Meaning of process
noun
A series of events leading to a result or product.
Example: This product of last month's quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.
The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
Listed forms: processes.
Source: Wiktionary — process.
verb
- transitive
To perform a particular process on a thing.
- transitive
To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
Example: We have processed the data using our proven techniques, and have come to the following conclusions.
- figuratively, transitive
To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
Example: I didn't know she had a criminal record. That will take me a while to process.
- transitive
To develop photographic film.
Listed forms: processes, processing, processed.
Source: Wiktionary — process.
verb
To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.
Listed forms: processes, processing, processed.
Source: Wiktionary — process.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for process.
noun
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
noun
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- cognitive process
- mental process
- operation
- cognitive operation
noun
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
noun
a mental process that you are not directly aware of
- unconscious process
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is process in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of process
P(3) + R(1) + O(1) + C(3) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 11 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of process
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from process
98 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in process. Showing up to 24, longest first.