Definition of act

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Act (n.) The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress..

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Observance :: Observance (n.) An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom..
Powpow :: Powpow (n.) Hence: Any assembly characterized by noise and confusion; a noisy frolic or gathering.
Flushing :: Flushing (n.) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; -- commonly in the /.
Charm :: Charm (n.) To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate.
Trill :: Trill (n.) The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d.
Shut :: Shut (n.) The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door..
Galaxy :: Galaxy (n.) The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only with the telescope. The term has recently been used for remote clusters of stars..
Sleighing :: Sleighing (n.) The act of riding in a sleigh.
Conjugation :: Conjugation (n.) the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage.
Godspeed :: Godspeed (n.) Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, God speed you..
Intervention :: Intervention (n.) The act of intervening; interposition.
Insatisfaction :: Insatisfaction (n.) Dissatisfaction.
Expansion :: Expansion (n.) The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
Fraternity :: Fraternity (n.) Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character, or tastes..
Anglicism :: Anglicism (n.) The quality of being English; an English characteristic, custom, or method..
Commendation :: Commendation (n.) The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
G :: G () G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G/ (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A..
Intrinsic :: Intrinsic (a.) Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential; inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person..
Impugnation :: Impugnation (n.) Act of impugning; opposition; attack.
Prolix :: Prolix (a.) Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; -- applied to a speaker or writer.
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