Definition of act

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Act (n.) Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing)..

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Nature :: Nature (n.) The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being..
Crook :: Crook (n.) A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc..
Gemmosity :: Gemmosity (n.) The quality or characteristics of a gem or jewel.
Scoundreldom :: Scoundreldom (n.) The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively; the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels..
Retractation :: Retractation (n.) The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.
Bequeathal :: Bequeathal (n.) The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest.
Lactimide :: Lactimide (n.) A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid..
Shortening :: Shortening (n.) The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
Stimulated :: Stimulant (n.) An agent which produces a temporary increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant..
Dissuasion :: Dissuasion (n.) The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation.
Magneto-electricity :: Magneto-electricity (n.) Electricity evolved by the action of magnets.
Chipping :: Chipping (n.) The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape..
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch..
Abalienation :: Abalienation (n.) The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement.
Diffraction :: Diffraction (n.) The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the appearance of parallel bands or fringes of prismatic colors, as by the action of a grating of fine lines or bars..
Fault :: Fault (v. t.) To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted..
Complication :: Complication (n.) The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.
Narrower :: Narrower (n.) One who, or that which, narrows or contracts..
Profusion :: Profusion (n.) The act of one who is profuse; a lavishing or pouring out without sting.
Free-love :: Free-love (n.) The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage..
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