Definition of act

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Act (n.) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.

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Branching :: Branching (n.) The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch.
Extracted :: Extracted (imp. & p. p.) of Extrac.
Yarn :: Yarn (n.) Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like..
Defend :: Defend (v. t.) To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure against; attack; to maintain against force or argument; to uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause; to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self from, or against, one's enemies..
Impracticableness :: Impracticableness (n.) The state or quality of being impracticable; impracticability.
Actively :: Actively (adv.) In an active signification; as, a word used actively..
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph..
Devastation :: Devastation (n.) The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste..
Concurrence :: Concurrence (n.) The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination.
Abstracted :: Abstracted (a.) Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
#NAME? :: -hood () A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character, totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the form -head..
Principal :: Principal (n.) The chief actor in a crime, or an abettor who is present at it, -- as distinguished from an accessory..
Contusion :: Contusion (n.) The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised..
Urtication :: Urtication (n.) The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; -- sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) To raise from coma, languor, depression, or discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension..
Vanillyl :: Vanillyl (n.) The hypothetical radical characteristic of vanillic alcohol.
Ornamental :: Ornamental (a.) Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.
Thaumaturgy :: Thaumaturgy (n.) The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic; legerdemain.
Reception :: Reception (n.) The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception..
Actinula :: Actinula (n. pl.) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form..
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