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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Lactescence :: Lactescence (n.) The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice; resemblance to milk; a milky color..
Seizing :: Seizing (n.) The act of taking or grasping suddenly.
Triform :: Triform (a.) Having a triple form or character.
Art :: Art (n.) A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation..
Verdict :: Verdict (n.) The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their examination and determination; the finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause..
Pluroderes :: Pluroderes (n. pl.) A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The matamata is an example..
Derogate :: Derogate (v. i.) To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with from.
Demagogism :: Demagogism (n.) The practices of a demagogue.
Charming :: Charming (a.) Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive.
Laying :: Laying (n.) The act of one who, or that which, lays..
Spondee :: Spondaical (a.) Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees; as, a spondaic hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead of a dactyl in the fifth foot..
Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) Active by day; -- applied especially to the eagles and hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies (Diurna) among insects..
Coactively :: Coactively (adv.) In a coactive manner.
Dubbing :: Dubbing (n.) The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc..
Astrological :: Astrological (a.) Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology.
Fract :: Fract (v. t.) To break; to violate.
Amenable :: Amenable (a.) Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
Sentimentalism :: Sentimentalism (n.) The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality.
Fruition :: Fruition (n.) Use or possession of anything, especially such as is accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived from possession or use..
Infoldment :: Infoldment (n.) The act of infolding; the state of being infolded.
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