Definition of action

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Action (n.) An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action..

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Posture :: Posture (n.) The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude..
Zoilism :: Zoilism (n.) Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction.
Petrifaction :: Petrifaction (n.) The state or condition of being petrified.
Mummy :: Mummy (n.) A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction..
Atilt :: Atilt (adv.) In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust..
Sterile :: Sterhydraulic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a kind of hydraulic press; resembling such a press in action or principle..
Conduct :: Conduct (n.) The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
Cardiac :: Cardiac (n.) A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
Ledger :: Ledger (n.) A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads..
Sentiment :: Sentiment (a.) A thought prompted by passion or feeling; a state of mind in view of some subject; feeling toward or respecting some person or thing; disposition prompting to action or expression.
Exert :: Exert (v. t.) To put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into active operation; as, to exert the strength of the body, limbs, faculties, or imagination; to exert the mind or the voice..
Strip :: Strip (v. t.) To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action..
Differential :: Differential (n.) A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing the current to a series of electric lamps so as to maintain equal action in all.
Heart :: Heart (n.) The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc..
Opiate :: Opiate (n.) Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.
Suscitation :: Suscitate (v. t.) To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action.
Ready :: Ready (superl.) Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the troops are ready to march; ready for the journey..
Fry :: Fry (v. i.) To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat.
Adhesion :: Adhesion (n.) The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion.
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