Definition of action

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Action (n.) Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun..

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Consensual :: Consensual (v. i.) Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions..
Inconsistent :: Inconsistent (a.) Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous; contradictory..
Detachment :: Detachment (n.) Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.
Bottom :: Bottom (v. i.) To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom of a space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of a cylinder..
Dream :: Dream (n.) The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a sleeping vision..
Lapidification :: Lapidification (n.) The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization; petrifaction.
Clamor :: Clamor (n.) A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry.
Joke :: "Joke (v. i.) To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest..
Rampancy :: Rampancy (n.) The quality or state of being rampant; excessive action or development; exuberance; extravagance.
Vitrification :: Vitrification (n.) Same as Vitrifaction.
Tabefaction :: Tabefaction (n.) A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.
Putredinous :: Putredinous (a.) Proceeding from putrefaction, or partaking of the putrefactive process; having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten..
Cause :: Cause (v.) That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing..
Impurity :: Impurity (n.) That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient..
Joinder :: Joinder (v. t.) A joining of causes of action or defense in civil suits or criminal prosecutions.
Narrate :: Narrate (v. t.) To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of..
Work :: Work (v. t.) To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring gradually into any state by action or motion..
Obloquy :: Obloquy (n.) Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Gladness :: Gladness (n.) State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful satisfaction; cheerfulness.
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