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Batches
/ˈbætʃɪz/
The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
📖 Definitions of "Batches"
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The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
"We made a batch of cookies to take to the party."
- 2
(by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
"We poured a bucket of water in at the top, and the ice-maker dispensed a batch of ice-cubes at the bottom."
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A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
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A set of data to be processed with one execution of a program.
"The system throttled itself to batches of 50 requests at a time to keep the thread count under control."
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To aggregate things together into a batch.
"The contractor batched the purchase orders for the entire month into one statement."
- 2
To handle a set of input data or requests as a batch process.
"The purchase requests for the day were stored in a queue and batched for printing the next morning."
- 1
A bank; a sandbank.
- 2
A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.
- 1
To live as a bachelor temporarily, of a married man or someone virtually married.
"I am batching next week when my wife visits her sister."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Batches"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| potnoun | A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes). |
| stacknoun | (heading) A pile. |
| hatfulnoun | (colloquial) A large amount or number. |
| spatenoun | (countable, figurative) A sudden increase or rush of something; a flood, an outburst, an outpouring. |
| pecknoun | An act of striking with a beak. |
| wadnoun | An amorphous, compact mass. |
| flocknoun | A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration. |
| raftnoun | A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. |
| clutchnoun | A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle. |
| pilenoun | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| slewnoun | A large amount. |
| heapnoun | A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation. |
| micklenoun | (archaic, chiefly Scotland) A great amount. |
| lotnoun | A large quantity or number; a great deal. |
| mucklenoun | (chiefly Scotland) A great amount. |
| massnoun | (physical) Matter, material. |
| great dealnoun | (idiomatic, usually singular) Large number, amount, or extent; profusion. |
| plentynoun | A more-than-adequate amount; plenitude. |
| messnoun | a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation |
| sightnoun | (in the singular) The ability to see. |
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