Action (n.) A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest |
Action (n.) An act |
Action (n.) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition |
Action (n.) Movement |
Action (n.) Effective motion |
Action (n.) Any one of the active processes going on in an organism |
Action (n.) Gesticulation |
Action (n.) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted. |
Action (n.) A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice |
Action (n.) A right of action |
Action (n.) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds |
Action (n.) An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water |
Action (n.) The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe. |
Chuck (v. i.) To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens |
Chuck (v. i.) To chuckle |
Chuck (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens. |
Chuck (n.) The chuck or call of a hen. |
Chuck (n.) A sudden, small noise. |
Chuck (n.) A word of endearment |
Chuck (v. t.) To strike gently |
Chuck (v. t.) To toss or throw smartly out of the hand |
Chuck (v. t.) To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning |
Chuck (n.) A slight blow or pat under the chin. |
Chuck (n.) A short throw |
Chuck (n.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon. |
Chuck (n.) A small pebble |
Chuck (n.) A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught |
Chuck (n.) A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking |
Chuck-Will's-widow (n.) A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States |
Double-quick (a.) Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching, next to the run |
Double-quick (n.) Double-quick time, step, or march. |
Double-quick (v. i. & t.) To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time. |
Quick (superl.) Alive |
Quick (superl.) Characterized by life or liveliness |
Quick (superl.) Speedy |
Quick (superl.) Impatient |
Quick (superl.) Fresh |
Quick (superl.) Sensitive |
Quick (superl.) Pregnant |
Quick (adv.) In a quick manner |
Quick (n.) That which is quick, or alive |
Quick (n.) The life |
Quick (n.) Quitch grass. |
Quick (v. t. & i.) To revive |
Quick-scented (a.) Acute of smell. |
Quick-sighted (a.) Having quick sight or acute discernment |
Quick-witted (a.) Having ready wit |
Quick-wittedness (n.) Readiness of wit. |
Self-action (n.) Action by, or originating in, one's self or itself. |
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 |
band aid quick fix quickie quicky | hurried repair |
quick march | marching at quick time |
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 |
reflex reflex response reflex action instinctive reflex innate reflex inborn reflex unconditioned reflex physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
military action action | a military engagement, he saw action in Korea |
police action | a local military action without declaration of war, against violators of international peace and order |
replay instant replay action replay | the immediate rebroadcast of some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on videotape |
group action | action taken by a group of people |
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 |
chuck-will's-widow Caprimulgus carolinensis | large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States |
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 |
chuck | a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill |
chuck wagon | a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys) |
collet collet chuck | a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe |
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 |
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 |
action | the trait of being active and energetic and forceful, a man of action |
right of action | the legal right to sue |
quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) |
mental quickness quickness quick-wittedness | intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay |
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 |
third law of motion Newton's third law of motion Newton's third law law of action and reaction | action and reaction are equal and opposite |
plan of action | a plan for actively doing something |
mass-action principle mass action | (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning |
action | the series of events that form a plot, his novels always have a lot of action |
social action | a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform) |
affirmative action | a policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities, affirmative action has been extremely controversial and was challenged in in the Bakke decision |
cause of action | a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention, the facts that give rise to right of action |
action potential | the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted |
irascibility short temper spleen quick temper | a feeling of resentful anger |
chow chuck eats grub | informal terms for a meal |
chuck | the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade |
chuck short ribs | between the chuck and the brisket |
quick bread | breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking |
Lautaro Youth Movement Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement Lautaro Popular Rebel Forces | a violent terrorist group organized in the s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government, leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths |