Definition of act

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Act (n.) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.

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Prostration :: Prostration (n.) The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body..
Enfoldment :: Enfoldment (n.) The act of infolding. See Infoldment.
Old :: Old (superl.) Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice..
Desperation :: Desperation (n.) The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
Pilfer :: Pilfer (v. i.) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practice petty theft..
Distractive :: Distractive (a.) Causing perplexity; distracting.
Ghoulish :: Ghoulish (a.) Characteristic of a ghoul; vampirelike; hyenalike.
Revelment :: Revelment (n.) The act of reveling.
Cannonade :: Cannonade (n.) The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell, etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some continuance..
Acquiescence :: Acquiescence (n.) A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction..
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Property :: Property (a.) All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
Napping :: Napping (n.) The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth..
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