Definitions for action
action
ac·tion
Spelling: [ak-shuh n]
IPA: /ˈæk ʃən/
Action is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 133 anagrams from letters in action (acinot).
Definitions for action
noun
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the process or state of acting or of being active:
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something done or performed; act; deed.
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an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity:
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actions, habitual or usual acts; conduct:
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energetic activity:
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an exertion of power or force:
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effect or influence:
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Physiology. a change in organs, tissues, or cells leading to performance of a function, as in muscular contraction.
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way or manner of moving:
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the mechanism by which something is operated, as that of a gun or a piano.
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a military encounter or engagement; battle, skirmish, or the like.
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actual engagement in fighting an enemy; military or naval combat:
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Literature. the main subject or story, as distinguished from an incidental episode.
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Theater.
an event or series of events that form part of a dramatic plot:
one of the three unities. Compare unity (def 8).
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the gestures or deportment of an actor or speaker.
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Fine Arts. the appearance of animation, movement, or emotion given to figures by their attitude, position, or expression.
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Law.
a proceeding instituted by one party against another.
the right of bringing it.
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Slang.
interesting or exciting activity, often of an illicit nature:
gambling or the excitement of gambling:
money bet in gambling, especially illegally.
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Ecclesiastical.
a religious ceremony, especially a Eucharistic service.
the canon of the Mass.
those parts of a service of worship in which the congregation participates.
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an independent agency created in 1971 to administer domestic volunteer programs.
Idioms
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in action,
performing or taking part in a characteristic act:
working; functioning:
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out of action, removed from action, as by sudden disability:
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piece of the action, Informal. a share of the proceeds or profits:
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take action,
to start doing something:
to start a legal procedure.
adjective
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characterized by brisk or dynamic action:
Origin of action
1300-50; Latin āctiōn- (stem of āctiō), equivalent to āct(us) (past participle; see act) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English accioun Anglo-F
Examples for action
Thoroughbred is the word for her, style and action, as the horse people say, perfect.
Consider Nurse-Family Partnership, one of the best examples of evidence in action.
This is where much of the action will be for anti-LGBT groups.
It is the right number for an action comedy which we want to have enough good action to work internationally.
Plainly, too, he was a man of action and a man who engaged all her instinctive liking.
She was apt not only to know what she talked about, but she was a woman of resource, unafraid of action.
I'm going back there, and get things in action, and I'm going to stay by them.
That action ignited protests that rocked Wisconsin and spurred a recall—only the second recall of a governor in U.S. history.
It passed, and the next moment she was on her feet again, capable of action.
But I am deeply concerned with the lack of progress in my case and feel that I must take some action.