act
deed
human action
human activity | something that people do or cause to happen |
| action | something done (usually as opposed to something said), there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions |
course
course of action | a mode of action, if you persist in that course you will surely fail, once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place |
| maneuver manoeuvre evasive action | an action aimed at evading an opponent |
performance
execution carrying out carrying into action | the act of performing, of doing something successfully, using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it, they criticised his performance as mayor, experience generally improves performance |
| action | the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field, the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds, gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible |
| military service | land tenure by service in the lord's army |
| press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
| military censorship | all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces |
reflex
reflex response
reflex action
instinctive reflex
innate reflex
inborn reflex
unconditioned reflex
physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
| military training | training soldiers in military procedures |
| military drill | training in marching and the use of weapons |
military action
action | a military engagement, he saw action in Korea |
| operation military operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign), it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
| police action | a local military action without declaration of war, against violators of international peace and order |
| maneuver manoeuvre simulated military operation | a military training exercise |
campaign
military campaign | several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
expedition military expedition
hostile expedition | a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country |
| mission military mission | an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters, the planes were on a bombing mission |
replay
instant replay
action replay | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape |
| military ceremony | a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary |
siege
besieging
beleaguering
military blockade | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
| group action | action taken by a group of people |
| occupation military control | the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power |
| direct action | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands |
legal action
action action at law | a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another, one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong |
| action | an act by a government body or supranational organization, recent federal action undermined the segregationist position, the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues, the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves |
class action
class-action suit | a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group |
| civil action | legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution) |
| job action | a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands |
Abstract Expressionism
action painting | a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions, the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles |
action
action mechanism | the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism, the piano had a very stiff action |
arena
scene of action | a playing field where sports events take place |
| delayed action | a mechanism that automatically delays the release of a camera shutter for a fixed period of time so that the photographer can appear in the picture |
headquarters
HQ
military headquarters | the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command, the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents |
| military hospital | hospital for soldiers and other military personnel |
| military installation | any facility servicing military forces |
military post
post | military installation at which a body of troops is stationed, this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby, there is an officer's club on the post |
| military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post |
| military uniform | prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers |
| military vehicle | vehicle used by the armed forces |
| piano action | action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed |
pump action
slide action | action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun, a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round |
warplane
military plane | an aircraft designed and used for combat |
| action | the trait of being active and energetic and forceful, a man of action |
| right of action | the legal right to sue |
military capability
military strength
strength military posture
posture | capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war, we faced an army of great strength, politicians have neglected our military posture |
possibility possible action
opening | a possible alternative, bankruptcy is always a possibility |
impossibility
impossible action | an alternative that is not available |
| law of mass action | (chemistry) the law that states the following principle: the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the molecular concentrations of the reacting substances |