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action
  1. Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.
  2. A way of motion or functioning.
  3. A fast-paced activity.
  4. A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.
  5. (music): The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
  6. The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on the guitar.
  7. (military) Combat.
  8. (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
  9. (mathematics) A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
  10. The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
  11. (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
  12. (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
  13. (business, obsolete, a Gallicism) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds.
  14. Synonyms:
  15. Examples:
    1. “The action of Tiger Woods' drive on the first hole was flawless.”
      “This issue will require immediate action to rectify.”
      “People should be educated on the action of illicit drugs on the human body.”
act
  1. (countable) Something done, a deed.
  2. (obsolete, uncountable) Actuality.
  3. (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
  4. The process of doing something.
  5. (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
  6. (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
  7. (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
  8. (countable) Any organized activity.
  9. (countable) A display of behaviour.
  10. A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
  11. (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
  12. Synonyms:
  13. Examples:
    1. “The event becomes meaningful only by the act of being remembered.”
      “If the government wishes to repeal or change an act of parliament, it must win the necessary votes.”
      “He may have looked comical, but it was all just an act.”
actor
  1. A person who performs in a theatrical play or film.
  2. One who acts; a doer.
  3. One who takes part in a situation.
  4. (law) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
  5. (law) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
  6. (policy debate) One who enacts a certain policy action.
  7. (software engineering) The entity that performs a role (in use case analysis).
  8. Synonyms:
  9. Examples:
    1. “It's my social commitment as an actor to perform the role and to do justice to it.”
      “A film clip of Lennon, in what seems to be a late 1960s interview, had its audio removed and replaced with the voice of an actor mimicking his voice.”
      “Yet this individual becomes a key actor in the theater of ethnographic research and plays a pivotal role, linking the fieldworker and the community.”
activator
  1. One who, or that which, activates.
  2. (chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
  3. (biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
  4. (biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
  5. A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
  6. (mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Most represent degradative enzyme deficiencies, but some of the genes encode transport, stabilizer, or activator proteins.”
      “Just 42 patients in the recombinant tissue plasminogen activator trials were over 80, and only a few had lacunar strokes.”
      “Go hither for links to more acoustic goodness, any choon of which could serve as aural activator for love and good feelings.”
activity
  1. The state or quality of being active; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force
  2. Something done as an action or a movement.
  3. Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
  4. Use (of internet, Playstation, bank account etc.).
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “During his visit, the Personal Representative was struck by the great activity in the streets of the city.”
      “The festival was lively and abuzz with activity.”
      “Fundraising is an activity that the charitable organization conducts on a regular basis.”
acting
  1. An intended action or deed.
  2. Pretending.
  3. (drama) The occupation of an actor.
  4. (law) The deeds or actions of parties are called actings to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deeds and actions.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “She has returned home to pursue her career in acting.”
      “I conceive the Lord Chamberlain or Master of the Revels, with the King's allowance, may authorize any persons to act, or forbid and hinder them from acting in any of the King's houses or palaces.”
      “Aziz tried to explain that it was all just acting, but this did nothing to calm her anger.”
actuator
  1. Something that actuates something else, especially a usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e. a mechanism) to be switched on or off, for example an electric motor that opens and closes a valve
  2. (computing) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive
  3. (electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The engineer installed an actuator in the robotic arm to precisely control its movements.”
      “Each unit consisted of a quadrant and bellcrank assembly, a control valve, an actuator cylinder assembly and a bypass control assembly.”
      “A gentle squeeze is all that's required to power an actuator which opens the lid without any physical effort.”
activation
  1. Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
  2. (physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
  3. (biochemistry) The process through which molecules are made able to react.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Those machines having control wheels that operate only before the activation of the machine can be played only by this method.”
      “The activation energy can be determined by finding the rate constant of a reaction at several different temperatures.”
      “A large activation energy indicates that the applied stress will have a large effect on the life of the product.”
activist
  1. One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
  2. One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “You have been called a social activist and writer with a message and mission.”
      “He was jailed as a freedom rider, arrested as a war activist and, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, as a hunger striker against nuclear weapons.”
deactivator
  1. Any device used to deactivate something.
  2. A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or other substances from water.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Here, use this deactivator to stun them for 10 minute increments and be careful.”
      “Also found in pomegranate and raspberries, this nutrient is a proven cancer deactivator.”
      “Inevitably, no matter how good of a deactivator the leader is, he or she will step on a landmine at some point.”
actionism
  1. An excessive emphasis on action, activity, or change in lieu of continuity, stability, and permanence.
  2. Belief in or advocacy of taking action; activism.
actionist
actress
  1. A female who performs on the stage or in films. [from 17th c.]
  2. (now rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.]
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Meanwhile she refused to confirm that the actress has been signed up to promote her Ultimo underwear.”
      “The stunning actress called time on her engagement to the handsome actor after he blamed her for his infidelity.”
      “Audrey Hepburn may look very good in those stylish designer clothes, if you're into her starving waifish look, but she isn't a very good actress.”
activization
  1. The act of activizing
  2. Synonym of activation
activism
  1. The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Judicial activism for the common weal is perhaps stronger in India than in any other country.”
      “Most of the people that I know won't sign up to political activism in order to get better managers.”
      “Geometric abstraction, thirties activism, and Surrealism had their day in American art, but not at the Intimate Gallery or An American Place.”
actionlet
  1. A component of an action performed by a person, used in computerized gesture recognition systems.
activationist
  1. A person who designs and implements recreational activities as therapy, especially for the disabled
actionfest
  1. (informal) A film, video game, or other such story, that is full of action.
activant
  1. A substance or agent that activates a process.
actitation
  1. (rare) Frequent action; specifically, the debating of lawsuits.
deactivation
  1. The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This can result in major damage for your website from loss of consumer loyalty and trust to deactivation of your e-mail privileges.”
      “Drilling your employees on lock-out procedures and proper equipment deactivation is paramount.”
      “We constructed eight mutant rhodopsin proteins and studied the effect of arrestin-mediated deactivation.”
acter
  1. (in combination) A play or film with a particular number of acts.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Organizations such as ACTE and ACTER could possibly be the best place to begin the suggested process.”
acturience
  1. tendency or impulse to act
  2. Examples:
    1. Acturience, or desire of action, in one form or another, whether as restlessness, ennui, dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something desirable.”
active
actorness
  1. (European Union) Quality of being an actor (an agent performing an act).
actorship
  1. The state or quality associated with being an actor.
actionability
  1. The characteristic of being actionable.
actorishness
  1. The state or condition of being actorish.
actuosity
  1. (obsolete) Abundant activity.
activatability
  1. The state of being activatable.
acter
  1. (uncommon) An actor, something which acts.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Organizations such as ACTE and ACTER could possibly be the best place to begin the suggested process.”
activater
  1. Alternative spelling of activator
activeness
  1. The state or quality of being active.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Concords widespread activeness and growth experience in Asia Pacific is significant factor for the partnership venture to launch biofuels construction market in that area.”
      “Might the actish feel of some occurrence itself constitute that event's activeness, or the agent's exercise of active control?”
      “Now we can share and compete over our activeness, our sleep quality or the healthiness of our meals.”
actionality
  1. The quality of being actional.
actability
  1. The condition of being actable
actionness
  1. (philosophy) The property of being an action.
actuation
  1. The act of putting into motion.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In order to test the actuation bandwidth, the reference signal was dithered with a signal of constant amplitude, swept in frequency.”
      “And there is a main computer in the cab itself that coordinates the actuation between these two components in the drive train.”
      “One end of this bridle is connected to the release and it then unthreads from a ring on the towline upon release actuation.”
actoress
  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of actress
actour
  1. Obsolete spelling of actor
actorine
  1. (rare, archaic) An actress.
acture
  1. (obsolete) Action.
activationists
  1. plural of activationist
actionabilities
  1. plural of actionability
deactivations
deactivators
  1. plural of deactivator
  2. Examples:
    1. “Ergonomic and easy to use, our label deactivators are designed to help retailers maximize cashier efficiency.”
      “A migraine may be identified both by its activators and its deactivators.”
      “Specialty fuel additives include deposit control agents, corrosion inhibitors, antioxidants, antiknock agents, metal deactivators and others.”
actionfests
  1. plural of actionfest
activations
  1. plural of activation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “However, the activations of these areas during bimanually coordinated motions have not been fully investigated by the functional imaging studies.”
      “No hemispheral differences in the magnitude of rCBF activations were detected.”
      “Vouchers will be available at various Coors Light activations, including the HBCU Classics, tailgates and select retail locations.”
actabilities
  1. plural of actability
activenesses
actionists
activators
  1. plural of activator
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This analysis also explains why most repressers and activators bind as dimers and tetramers, not trimers or pentamers.”
      “This family includes receptors for steroid hormones, thyroid hormones, hormonal forms of vitamin A and D, and peroxisomal activators.”
      “They may also serve as upstream activators of the protein kinase C, which is involved in cell wall biosynthesis.”
actionisms
  1. plural of actionism
actionlets
  1. plural of actionlet
activaters
  1. plural of activater
actuations
  1. plural of actuation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The number and pressure of hydraulic ram actuations, the height of the turntable and the number of 90-degree rotations are user-programmable.”
      “The number and pressure of hydraulic ram actuations, the height of the turntable, and the number of 90-degree rotations are user-programmable.”
activants
  1. plural of activant
activisms
actorines
  1. plural of actorine
actuators
  1. plural of actuator
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The mechs replaced both flight-control computers and both stab actuators, which we submitted for an engineering investigation.”
      “Unlike similar efforts, Darim uses electronic servomotors instead of hydraulic actuators.”
      “Such sub-micron electrothermal actuators were characterized by a nanomanipulator system in a scanning electron microscopy system.”
activists
  1. plural of activist
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “It was also alleged that he had been asked to provide information from police sources by senior activists.”
      “The activists are asking concerned citizens across the country to join the actions in New Orleans or to take action at home.”
      “Two weeks ago, accompanying her as she questioned Premier Yu, were a group of activists from different aboriginal tribes.”
activities
  1. plural of activity
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The festival was lively and abuzz with activities.”
      “The charitable organization conducts a range of activities on a regular basis.”
      “Hiking, surfing, and sports are just some of the activities that I like to indulge in on the weekends.”
actoresses
  1. plural of actoress
actresses
  1. plural of actress
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Much of the funding for this organisation comes from Hollywood actors and actresses.”
      “She said Lola would be a tough part to cast as there are many good actresses in the drama club.”
      “Of course, ignominious ends for formerly beautiful actresses is a tale familiar to the point of cliche.”
actings
  1. plural of acting
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Thus we have a kind of whole which is constituted by the internal interrelatedness of the actings of the being, in respect to their being an integral acting.”
      “These actings have to be noted down in the report of the elections of all concerned electoral offices.”
      “Much of this relates to actings less than four months that have been extended beyond four months.”
actives
  1. plural of active
  2. Examples:
    1. “By the way, they discuss many different kinds of bias on the part of the news agency, not just choice between actives and passives.”
      “By the way, they discuss many different kinds of bias on the part of Reuters, not just choice between actives and passives.”
      “The MPP group is working to develop new combination products that are superior to stand only actives.”
actours
  1. plural of actour
actions
  1. plural of action
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “We feel that your actions were completely justified given the circumstances.”
      “The sequence of actions in Tiger Woods' drive on the first hole was flawless.”
      “What actions will you be taking to rectify this issue?”
acters
  1. plural of acter
actors
  1. plural of actor
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “People are not the only economic actors who are required to accept banknotes.”
      “The actors were buoyant as they prepared for the evening's performance.”
      “Andrzej Seweryn, one of the most successful Polish theatre actors, starred in over 50 films.”
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