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 |
painting house painting | the occupation of a house painter, house painting was the only craft he knew |
painting | the act of applying paint to a surface, you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush |
spray painting | applying paint with a sprayer |
finger-painting | painting by using the fingers to spread the paint |
reflex reflex response reflex action instinctive reflex innate reflex inborn reflex unconditioned reflex physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
painting | creating a picture with paints, he studied painting and sculpture for many years |
oil painting | the art or method of painting with oil paints |
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 |
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 |
finger-painting | a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers |
genre painting | a genre depicting everyday life |
landscape landscape painting | a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery |
mural wall painting | a painting that is applied to a wall surface |
nude nude painting | a painting of a naked human figure |
oil painting | a picture painted with oil paints |
painting picture | graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface, a small painting by Picasso, he bought the painting as an investment, his pictures hang in the Louvre |
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 |
sand painting | a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho), made of fine colored sands on a neutral background |
action | the trait of being active and energetic and forceful, a man of action |
right of action | the legal right to sue |
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 |
word picture word-painting delineation depiction picture characterization characterisation | a graphic or vivid verbal description, too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures, the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland, the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters |