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Actions

/ˈæk.ʃənz/

Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.

📖 Definitions of "Actions"

noun
  1. 1

    Something done so as to accomplish a purpose.

  2. 2

    A way of motion or functioning.

    "Knead bread with a rocking action."

  3. 3

    Fast-paced activity.

    "a movie full of exciting action"

  4. 4

    A mechanism; a moving part or assembly.

    "a rifle action"

verb
  1. 1

    To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.

  2. 2

    To initiate a legal action against someone.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Actions"

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activitynoun(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
activenessnounThe state or quality of being active.
legal actionnounLegal proceedings; a lawsuit.
action at lawnouna 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
military actionnouna military engagement
natural actionnouna process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
natural processnouna process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
accessionsnounA collection of laboratory tests performed on a single sample.
accionesnoun
acciónnoun
achievementsnounThe act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
actnoun(countable) An instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test.
actesnoun(countable) An instance of a certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test.
actionablenounThat can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
activitiesnoun(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
actosnoun
actsnoun(biblical) Clipping of Acts of the Apostles. [(biblical) The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.]
agendanounA temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
appealnounA call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.
appealsnounA call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.

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