Functioning and Racket

noun

• Process or manner of functioning or operating.
  • usage: "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
  • synonyms: operation, performance

verb

• Perform as expected when applied.
  • usage: "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • synonyms: function, work, operate, go, run
• Serve a purpose, role, or function.
  • usage: "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
  • synonyms: serve, function
• Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.
  • usage: "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
  • synonyms: officiate, function

adjective

• Performing or able to perform its regular function.
  • usage: "a functioning flashlight"

noun

• A loud and disturbing noise.
• An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit.
  • synonyms: fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise
• The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience.
  • usage: "modern music is just noise to me"
  • synonyms: noise, dissonance
• A sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock. in various games)
  • synonyms: racquet

verb

• Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities.
  • usage: "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up-the boss is gone"
  • synonyms: revel, make whoopie, make merry, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail
• Make loud and annoying noises.
• Hit (a ball) with a racket. .

• (n.) A scheme, dodge, trick or the like; something taking place considered as exciting, trying, unusual or the like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as, to work a racket; to stand upon the racket.
• (n.) A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
• (n.) A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
• (n.) A carouse; any reckless dissipation.
• (v.t.) To strike with or as with, a racket.
• (v.i.) To carouse or engage in dissipation.
• (v.i.) To engage in noisy sport; to frolic.
• (v.i.) To make a confused noise or racket.
• (n.) A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.
• (n.) Confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
• (n.) A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.