Process
Process noun - A usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result.
Usage example: the process by which the elastic fibers spun by silkworms is turned into soft, lustrous cloth
Work is a synonym for process. In some cases you can use "Work" instead the word "Process" as a noun or a verb.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| physical | physical process | physical work |
| similar | similar process | similar work |
| normal | normal process | normal work |
| usual | usual process | usual work |
| Other adjectives: short, complete, original, legal, actual, entire, real, hard, extensive, quick, necessary, creative, new, early, different, scientific, older. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Shofixti Scouts are a good way to severely damage Ur-Quan ships, but the scout will usually be destroyed in the process and the work would have to be finished by other ships.
Source: Video Game / Star Control -
There are many artists and sites who do commission work for others, doing anything from simply painting minis to the entire process of assembly and painting, and from quality levels ranging from tabletop-quality to work similar to what you see on show cars.
Source: Tabletop Game / Warhammer 40,000 -
The Japanese invented an intensive sword-making process that came about in large part because their iron is of terrible quality and needs a great deal of work to make it useful.
Source: Cool Sword
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