Definition of action

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Action (n.) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events..

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Acidimetry :: Acidimetry (n.) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required..
Atone :: Atone (v. t.) To make satisfaction for; to expiate.
Brigue :: Brigue (n.) A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel..
Distraction :: Distraction (n.) Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political distractions..
Conscientious :: Conscientious (a.) Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions.
Promt :: Promt (superl.) Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate; as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons..
Suspend :: Suspend (n.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action..
Overaction :: Overaction (n.) Per/ormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.
Amylobacter :: Amylobacter (n.) A microorganism (Bacillus amylobacter) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction.
Obedience :: Obedience (n.) Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.
Inaugurate :: Inaugurate (v. t.) To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc..
Imagination :: Imagination (n.) A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; a conception; a notion.
Hydramine :: Hydramine (n.) One of a series of artificial, organic bases, usually produced as thick viscous liquids by the action of ammonia on ethylene oxide. They have the properties both of alcohol and amines..
Impulse :: Impulse (n.) The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon a hard elastic body..
Freedom :: Freedom (n.) Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will..
Cystotomy :: Cystotomy (n.) The act or practice of opening cysts; esp., the operation of cutting into the bladder, as for the extraction of a calculus..
Obstupefaction :: Obstupefaction (n.) See Stupefaction.
Coactivity :: Coactivity (n.) Unity of action.
Rot :: Rot (n.) Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.
Barker''s Mill :: Barker's mill () A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis..
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