n.
1.a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
2.a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
3.a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
4.a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings
Idiom of the Day
fall flat (on one's face)
to be unsuccessful, to fail
My attempt at humor fell flat and now the girl does not like me. I fell flat on my face when I tried to impress the girl with my story.