(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is the usual series of things that you do at a particular time. A ~ is also the practice of regularly doing things in a fixed order.
The players had to change their daily ~ and lifestyle...
He checked up on you as a matter of ~.
N-VAR: usu with supp, oft N n, adj N
2.
You use ~ to describe activities that are done as a normal part of a job or process.
...a series of ~ medical tests...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
A ~ situation, action, or event is one which seems completely ordinary, rather than interesting, exciting, or different.
So many days are ~ and uninteresting, especially in winter.
= ordinary
ADJ disapproval
4.
You use ~ to refer to a way of life that is uninteresting and ordinary, or hardly ever changes.
...the mundane ~ of her life...
N-VAR disapproval
5.
A ~ is a computer program, or part of a program, that performs a specific function. (COMPUTING)
... an installation ~.
N-COUNT
6.
A ~ is a short sequence of jokes, remarks, actions, or movements that forms part of a longer performance.
...an athletic dance ~.
N-COUNT: usu n N