routine

Pluralroutines

1. 1
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A set way of doing things that you follow again and again.

   Like a path you walk every day: you follow the same steps each time.

   My morning routine starts with a glass of water and some stretching.

   The new worker learned the store's closing routine on her first day.

   Similarhabit, ritual

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   The normal steps you go through, often without really thinking about them.

   Locking up and turning off the lights had become pure routine for her each night.

   He repeated the same routine at the factory every shift, barely noticing the steps.

   Similarrut

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3. 3
   adjective

   Happening or done regularly, as a normal part of daily life.

   He made his routine stop at the coffee shop before work.

   Their routine Friday dinner at the diner never changed.

   Similarregular, habitual, usual, customary

   Oppositeirregular, occasional

4. 4
   adjective

   Done by following the normal steps that an organization always uses.

   The pilot ran a routine check of the engines before takeoff.

   All new students take a routine eye test during their first week.

   Similarstandard, regular, usual, normal, customary

   Oppositespecial, unusual, exceptional

5. 5
   adjective

   Ordinary and not special or interesting in any way.

   The movie was routine, with a story we had all seen before.

   It was just another routine day at the office, with nothing exciting at all.

   Similarordinary, unremarkable, uneventful, mundane, humdrum

   Oppositeextraordinary, remarkable, unusual

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   A planned part of a show that a performer does the same way each time.

   The comedian opened with a routine about airport security.

   The dancers practiced their new routine for weeks before the show.

   Similaract, number, bit

7. 7
   nouncountable

   A set of instructions inside a computer program that does one job.

   Like a recipe card the computer pulls out whenever it needs to make the same dish.

   The program runs a special routine to check your password.

   He wrote a short routine that sorts the names in order.

   Similarfunction, procedure, subroutine

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   A planned set of moves that a gymnast performs on one piece of equipment.

   Her floor routine included two big jumps and a backflip.

   He fell during his routine on the high bar but finished strong.

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