ACTION
(noun, verb, interj.)
There are 14 meanings of the word
Action.
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How to pronounce action:
US
Action - as a noun
Something done (usually as opposed to something said)
Example: "There were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
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- thing
- exercise
- benignity
- kindness
- accomplishment
- achievement
- alienation
- application
- res gestae
- course
- course of action
- interaction
- fetch
- playing
- play
- swordplay
- arrival
- carrying into action
- carrying out
- execution
- performance
- choice
- option
- pick
- selection
- change
- economy
- saving
- forbiddance
- inhibition
- prohibition
- opposition
- resistance
- bruxism
- transfusion
- pickings
- taking
- transgression
- aggression
- hostility
- group action
- destabilisation
- destabilization
- employment
- engagement
- civility
- politeness
- reverence
- consultation
- reference
- accenting
- accentuation
- emphasizing
- beatification
- jump-start
- jumpstart
- stupefaction
- vampirism
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The state of being active
Example: "His sphere of activity"
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A military engagement
Example: "He saw action in korea"
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A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
Example: "The action of natural forces"
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- radiation
- absorption
- acidification
- adiabatic process
- aeration
- antiredeposition
- capture
- capture
- centrifugation
- chemical action
- chemical change
- chemical process
- chromatography
- concretion
- condensation
- convection
- clotting
- coagulation
- curdling
- decay
- demagnetisation
- demagnetization
- desorption
- diffusion
- disintegration
- dissolution
- distillation
- distillment
- drift
- effervescence
- cataphoresis
- dielectrolysis
- electrophoresis
- ionophoresis
- ecesis
- establishment
- extinction
- extraction
- feedback
- filtration
- flocculation
- flow
- formation
- fossilisation
- fossilization
- geologic process
- geological process
- curing
- hardening
- set
- solidification
- solidifying
- inactivation
- ion exchange
- ionisation
- ionization
- leach
- leaching
- magnetic induction
- magnetisation
- magnetization
- materialisation
- materialization
- nuclear reaction
- opacification
- oscillation
- oxygenation
- pair creation
- pair formation
- pair production
- phase change
- phase transition
- physical change
- state change
- precession of the equinoxes
- release
- saltation
- scattering
- sericulture
- sink
- soak
- soakage
- soaking
- softening
- sorption
- source
- rigidification
- rigidifying
- stiffening
- stimulation
- ecological succession
- succession
- natural selection
- selection
- survival
- survival of the fittest
- synergism
- synergy
- temperature change
- transduction
- transpiration
- vitrification
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The series of events that form a plot
Example: "His novels always have a lot of action"
The trait of being active and energetic and forceful
Example: "A man of action"
The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
Example: "The piano had a very stiff action"
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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
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An act by a government body or supranational organization
Example: "Recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"
The most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
Example: "The action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
Example: "Actions can be categorized in several ways, including single action versus double action, break action versus bolt action, and others."
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Action - as a verb
Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
Example: "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
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Put in effect
Example: "Carry out a task"
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Action - as an interjection
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually an act or scene of a theatric performance.
Example: "The director yelled ‘action!’ before the camera started rolling."
Example Sentences
"He took immediate action and called for help."
"The movie was filled with thrilling action scenes."
"The government must take action to reduce crime rates."
"The action of the play takes place in the 19th century."
"She was praised for her swift actions during the emergency."
Word Game Points
Is ACTION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, action is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
ACTION has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
Is ACTION a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, action is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordACTION has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.
Is ACTION a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, action is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordACTION has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.