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| abort |
to cause to end before completion. [1/6 definitions] |
| abortion |
a project or idea that has failed to be carried to completion, or the result of the failure to reach completion. [1/4 definitions] |
| backlog |
to hold back for future processing or completion. [1/3 definitions] |
| carry out |
to go through the steps of (something) and bring to completion; do (a task, experiment, study, or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
| certificate |
a document affirming or acknowledging one's completion of an educational course or program. [1/6 definitions] |
| check-box |
a small empty square printed next to an item on a form, test, or list, to be filled in with a check or other mark to indicate choice or completion. [1/2 definitions] |
| check mark |
a mark ( ) placed next to an item to indicate correctness, completion, choice, or other kinds of verification. |
| consummation |
the act of consummating; completion; fulfillment. [2/3 definitions] |
| do1 |
to complete or carry out to completion; perform. [1/13 definitions] |
| doctorate |
the highest academic degree, esp. the Ph.D., awarded for completion of advanced work at the graduate level, or as an honorary degree, and conferring the title or status of doctor on the recipient; doctor's degree. |
| drivethrough |
a window at which customers can do business with an establishment without getting out of their cars. A drive-through also consists of a special lane or lanes for the cars to access the window and to exit after completion of business. [1/3 definitions] |
| end |
a point in time at which a process, activity, or designated period ceases or reaches completion; termination; conclusion. [1/18 definitions] |
| follow-through |
the act or process of carrying on with an activity or project, esp. to completion. [1/2 definitions] |
| fulfill |
to effect or bring to realization or completion. [1/4 definitions] |
| graduation |
the conferring or receiving of a degree or diploma for the completion of study at a school, college, or university. [1/4 definitions] |
| grand tour |
an extended tour of Europe, esp. continental Europe, formerly taken as the culmination and completion of study by young, wealthy, often aristocratic men of England or America. [1/2 definitions] |
| lead time |
the period of time between the decision to begin a project and its completion, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product. |
| luge |
a sports event in which such sleds race on a prepared downhill run for the fastest completion times. [1/2 definitions] |
| mop-up |
the completion of an action, esp. a military action. |
| perfect |
to bring to, or nearer to, perfection or completion. [1/7 definitions] |
| Ph.D. |
a degree that is earned following college after several years of additional study and the completion of a major research project. "Ph.D." is an abbreviation of Latin words which mean "Doctor of Philosophy." |
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