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Definitions of the day · 2026-09-11

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Definitions of the day · 2026-09-11

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PROCESS

A series of actions or stages used to achieve a particular result.

Other meanings and uses
  • As a verb, to handle, examine or interpret information.
  • A legal summons or other formal document issued by a court.
  • In anatomy, a natural projection from a bone or tissue.

LUCK

Success or failure apparently brought about by chance rather than control.

Other meanings and uses
  • Good fortune, especially when an outcome is favorable.
  • A supposed force thought to influence chance events.
  • Informally, to happen upon a favorable result.

JOURNAL

A regular written record of personal events, thoughts or observations.

Other meanings and uses
  • A newspaper or periodical, especially a specialized publication.
  • An academic publication containing research in a field.
  • As a verb, to keep a regular written record.

DIGEST

To break down food in the body so its nutrients can be used.

Other meanings and uses
  • To understand information after considering it carefully.
  • A shortened collection or summary of written material.
  • A compilation that organizes material into a usable form.

EXERCISE

Physical activity performed to improve or maintain health and fitness.

Other meanings and uses
  • A task used to practice or test a skill.
  • The act of using a right, authority or faculty.
  • As a verb, to engage in physical activity or training.
  • A formal drill, ceremony or training operation.

ABSORB

To take in a liquid, heat or another substance by gradual uptake.

Other meanings and uses
  • To learn, understand or retain information.
  • To occupy someone’s attention completely.
  • To reduce the effect of a force or impact.
  • To incorporate a cost without passing it on.

PLANNER

A person who organizes future actions, arrangements or development.

Other meanings and uses
  • A book or application used to record schedules and tasks.
  • A professional who develops plans for events or projects.
  • A specialist involved in urban or regional development.

ENVELOPE

A flat paper container used to hold a letter, card or document.

Other meanings and uses
  • An enclosing structure, covering or surrounding layer.
  • A boundary curve joining the outer limits of other curves.
  • The range within which a system or vehicle can operate safely.

UNPLUG

To remove a plug from an electrical socket or disconnect a device.

Other meanings and uses
  • To take a break from electronic devices or online activity.
  • To free an opening by removing something that blocks it.
  • To disconnect from a demanding activity or environment.

AGENDA

A list of matters to be discussed or handled at a meeting.

Other meanings and uses
  • A plan or set of goals someone wants to advance.
  • An underlying intention or particular course of action.
  • A schedule of planned activities or business.

TAKE IN

To receive, notice and understand something that is seen or heard.

Other meanings and uses
  • To include or cover something within a route or scope.
  • To allow a person or animal to enter or stay.
  • To deceive someone through a false story or appearance.
  • To make a garment narrower by altering its seams.
  • To attend a performance, attraction or event.

BAND

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble.

Other meanings and uses
  • A flat strip or loop used to bind, mark or decorate.
  • A group of people joined by a common purpose.
  • A defined range of values, frequencies or prices.
  • As a verb, to join or fasten together.

PHOTOGRAPHER

A person who takes photographs, professionally or as an activity.

Other meanings and uses
  • A professional engaged to create commercial or documentary images.
  • Someone who uses a camera to create photographic images.

MEDITATE

To engage in focused attention or contemplation, often as a practice.

Other meanings and uses
  • To think deeply and carefully about a subject.
  • To plan or consider a future action in one’s mind.
  • To reflect in a sustained, deliberate way.

FLORIST

A person who sells, arranges or grows flowers for sale.

Other meanings and uses
  • A shop where cut flowers, plants and arrangements are sold.
  • A professional who designs bouquets and floral displays.
  • A seller of ornamental plants and related floral goods.

LIMITS

The furthest boundaries or points beyond which something cannot go.

Other meanings and uses
  • Restrictions controlling an amount, action or period.
  • Maximum or minimum permitted values.
  • The outer extent of an area or jurisdiction.
  • As a verb, confines or restricts something.

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