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 |
drug bust drugs bust | seizure of illegal drugs by the police |
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 |
mechanism mechanics | the technical aspects of doing something, a mechanism of social control, mechanisms of communication, the mechanics of prose style |
withdrawal drug withdrawal | the termination of drug taking |
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 |
iontophoresis ionic medication iontotherapy electromotive drug administration EMDA | therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues |
escape mechanism | a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities |
reflex reflex response reflex action instinctive reflex innate reflex inborn reflex unconditioned reflex physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
substance abuse drug abuse habit | excessive use of drugs |
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 |
drug traffic drug trafficking narcotraffic | traffic in illegal drugs |
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) |
drug war | conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs |
job action | a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands |
abortifacient aborticide abortion-inducing drug | a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
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 |
Adam ecstasy XTC go disco biscuit cristal X hug drug | street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine |
adrenergic adrenergic drug | drug that has the effects of epinephrine |
antiarrhythmic antiarrhythmic drug antiarrhythmic medication | a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm |
antibacterial antibacterial drug bactericide | any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth |
antibiotic antibiotic drug | a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections, when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs |
anticholinergic anticholinergic drug | a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine |
anticonvulsant anticonvulsant drug antiepileptic antiepileptic drug | a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) |
antidepressant antidepressant drug | any of a class of drugs used to treat depression, often have undesirable side effects |
antidiabetic antidiabetic drug | a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus |
antidiarrheal antidiarrheal drug | a drug used to control or stop diarrhea |
antidiuretic antidiuretic drug | a drug that limits the formation of urine |
antiemetic antiemetic drug | a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting |
antihypertensive antihypertensive drug | a drug that reduces high blood pressure |
anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
antimalarial antimalarial drug | a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria |
antineoplastic antineoplastic drug cancer drug | any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells, used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells, all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function |
antiprotozoal antiprotozoal drug | a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa |
antiviral antiviral agent antiviral drug | any drug that destroys viruses |
arena scene of action | a playing field where sports events take place |
astringent astringent drug styptic | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
brand-name drug proprietary drug | a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) |
club drug | a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves |