operates
Makes it work
Operates means to function or work: The machine operates continuously.
It also means to control or run something: She operates heavy machinery, They operate a small business.
In medicine, to operate is to perform surgery: The surgeon operated on his knee.
More abstractly, operates describes how forces or influences work: Several factors operate here.
Control through clever influence
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- regulateControl by rules
- manageDirect or handle successfully
direct · govern · supervise · oversee · coordinate · administer · conduct · guide
Machine producing motion
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
turbine · piston · crankshaft · transmission · clutch · axle · bearings · machinery
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- sutureMedical wound closure
- theaterVenue for live drama
surgeon · forceps · clamps · retractor · laparoscope · endoscope · arthroscope · cauterization
One who starts businesses
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- startupNew business enterprise
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
commerce · retail · wholesale · marketplace · CEO · revenue · profit · investment
manipulate
Control through clever influence
- steerDirect movement or castrated bull
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- regulateControl by rules
manage · direct · govern · supervise · oversee · coordinate · administer · conduct · guide · pilot
engine
Machine producing motion
hydraulics · turbine · piston · crankshaft · transmission · clutch · axle · bearings · machinery · actuator
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- sutureMedical wound closure
theater · surgeon · forceps · clamps · retractor · laparoscope · endoscope · arthroscope · cauterization · dissection
entrepreneur
One who starts businesses
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- startupNew business enterprise
management · commerce · retail · wholesale · marketplace · CEO · revenue · profit · investment · merger
software
Programs directing computer operations
- programPlanned sequence of actions
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- systemConnected parts forming whole
server · platform · database · interface · processor · script · automation · execution · runtime · daemon
operatesstops
Ceases to continue
shuts down · idles · ceases · halts · switches off
operatesfails
Does not succeed
malfunctions · breaks down · crashes · breaks · falters
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- base of operationsCentral location for activities
- operating systemsCore device management software
- train operatorsThose driving locomotives
- operating tableSurgical procedure surface
- cleanup operationsSystematic removal of debris
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