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Definition of action

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Action (n.) A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action..

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Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ..

Adipic :: Adipic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid..

New :: New (superl.) Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous..

Appetency :: Appetency (n.) Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.

Fry :: Fry (v. i.) To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat..

Counteraction :: Counteraction (n.) Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.

Briskness :: Briskness (n.) Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity; effervescence.

Reenaction :: Reenaction (n.) The act of reenacting; the state of being reenacted.

Distraction :: Distraction (n.) State in which the attention is called in different ways; confusion; perplexity.

Pressure :: Pressure (n.) The action of a force against some obstacle or opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust, distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference to the upon a unit's area..

Gist :: Gist (n.) The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question..

Asexual :: Asexual (a.) Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation..

Mordant :: Mordant (n.) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes..

Narrative :: Narrative (a.) Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.

Stringiness :: Stringhalt (n.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock..

Buddle :: Buddle (n.) An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable portions..

Partisan :: Partisan (a.) Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal..

Enigma :: Enigma (n.) An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma..

Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc..

Pantomime :: Pantomime (a.) Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance..