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 |
decision determination conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something, the burden of decision was his, he drew his conclusions quickly |
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 |
hasty defense hasty defence | a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited |
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) |
judgment judgement judicial decision | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
final judgment final decision | a judgment disposing of the case before the court, after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment |
Bakke decision | a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action, the Court ruled in that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy |
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 |
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 |
decisiveness decision | the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose, a man of unusual decisiveness |
right of action | the legal right to sue |
decision making deciding | the cognitive process of reaching a decision, a good executive must be good at decision making |
possibility possible action opening | a possible alternative, bankruptcy is always a possibility |
impossibility impossible action | an alternative that is not available |
decision determination conclusion | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration, a decision unfavorable to the opposition, his conclusion took the evidence into account, satisfied with the panel's determination |
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 |
decision table | a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each |
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 |
decision | the outcome of a game or contest, the team dropped three decisions in a row |
decision | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred, had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent |
split decision | a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous |
action potential | the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted |
hasty pudding | cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar) |
hasty pudding | sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water |