action

Letters that make action

a, o, n, c, t, i are letters that make 'action'

Words within action

act, ti, AC, on, CT, Io, ion, Ac, Ti are words within 'action'

Anagrams of action

atonic, cation are anagrams of 'action'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of action

faction, actions, paction, taction are words created by adding a letter to 'action'


12 possible definitions for 'action'

Action as "the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

action mechanism has the same meaning as action

action as a type

'action' can be a type of mechanism.

Types of action

gunlock, firing mechanism, piano action, slide action, pump action, movement are types of 'action'.

action as a part

'action' can be a part of gun, keyboard.

Parts of action

key is a part of action.

Example of action used within this context

"the piano had a very stiff action"


Action as "the trait of being active and energetic and forceful"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

action as a type

'action' can be a type of drive.

Example of action used within this context

"a man of action"


Action as "the state of being active"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

activity, activeness have the same meaning as 'action'

Antonyms

inaction, inactivity, inactiveness have the opposite meaning of 'action'

action as a type

'action' can be a type of state.

Types of action

busyness, hum, play, eructation, agency, swing, operation, behaviour, eruption, extravasation, overdrive, behavior are types of 'action'.

Attributes of action

active is an attribute of action.

Derivatives of action

alive(p), participating, act, active, combat-ready, fighting(a), move are derivatives of 'action'.

Example of action used within this context

"his sphere of activity", "he is out of action"


Action as "put in effect"

Under this definition, action is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

carry out, fulfill, fulfil, carry through, accomplish, execute have the same meaning as 'action'

action as a type

'action' can be a type of effectuate, finish, effect, set up, complete.

Types of action

get over, perform, consummate, run, do, complete, dispatch, consummate, discharge are types of 'action'.

Derivatives of action

manageable, accomplishable, achievable, carrying out, execution, executive, doable, realizable, accomplishment, achievement, fulfillment, fulfilment, implementation are derivatives of 'action'.

Verb groups of action

follow out, carry out, put through, go through, follow through, follow up, implement are verb groups of 'action'.

Example of action used within this context

"carry out a task", "execute the decision of the people", "He actioned the operation"


Action as "institute legal proceedings against, file a suit against"

Under this definition, action is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sue, litigate, process have the same meaning as 'action'

action as a type

'action' can be a type of challenge.

Types of action

expedite is a type of action.

Derivatives of action

petitioner, process, actionable, cause, action, legal action, action at law, lawsuit, suit, case, causa, litigation, judicial proceeding, suer, summons are derivatives of 'action'.

Verb groups of action

litigate is a verb group of action.

Example of action used within this context

"He was warned that the district attorney would process him", "She actioned the company for discrimination"


Action as "something done (usually as opposed to something said)"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

action as a type

'action' can be a type of human action, deed, act, human activity.

Types of action

thing, arrival, saving, employment, engagement, beatification, jumpstart, jump-start, stupefaction, vampirism, course of action, application, execution, economy, taking, transgression, alienation, opposition, choice, kindness, benignity, accomplishment, achievement, res gestae, course, interaction, fetch, playing, play, swordplay, performance, carrying out, carrying into action, selection, option, pick, change, prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance, resistance, bruxism, transfusion, pickings, aggression, hostility, destabilization, destabilisation, politeness, civility, reverence, reference, consultation, emphasizing, accenting, accentuation are types of 'action'.

Derivatives of action

move, act are derivatives of 'action'.

Example of action used within this context

"there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"


Action as "the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

action as a type

'action' can be a type of work.

Example of action used within this context

"the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds", "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"


Action as "a military engagement"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

military action has the same meaning as action

action as a type

'action' can be a type of group action.

Types of action

resistance, battle, defense, defence, sortie, sally, amphibious landing, conflict, war, fight, engagement, blockade, encirclement, defensive measure, electronic warfare, EW, police action, saber rattling, sabre rattling, warfare are types of 'action'.

action as a category

'action' can be a category of armed services, military machine, war machine, armed forces, military.

Example of action used within this context

"he saw action in Korea"


Action as "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"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

legal action, action at law have the same meaning as 'action'

action as a type

'action' can be a type of proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings.

Types of action

antitrust case, prosecution, civil action, counterclaim, custody case, lis pendens, criminal prosecution, test case, test suit are types of 'action'.

action as a category

'action' can be a category of law, jurisprudence.

Derivatives of action

sue, litigate, action, process are derivatives of 'action'.


Action as "an act by a government body or supranational organization"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

action as a type

'action' can be a type of group action.

Example of action used within this context

"recent federal action undermined the segregationist position", "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues", "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"


Action as "the series of events that form a plot"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

action as a type

'action' can be a type of plot.

Example of action used within this context

"his novels always have a lot of action"


Action as "a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)"

Under this definition, action is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

natural process, activity, natural action have the same meaning as 'action'

action as a type

'action' can be a type of physical process, process.

Types of action

magnetisation, absorption, radiation, rigidifying, rigidification, geological process, geologic process, solidifying, solidification, curing, ion exchange, ionisation, nuclear reaction, opacification, oxygenation, pair production, pair creation, pair formation, transduction, transpiration, vitrification, cataphoresis, ecological succession, synergy, capture, capture, condensation, decay, diffusion, drift, effervescence, disintegration, distillation, filtration, feedback, magnetization, magnetic induction, materialization, materialisation, oscillation, scattering, soaking, soak, source, succession, survival, synergism, antiredeposition, aeration, fossilisation, ionization, sink, release, saltation, stimulation, set, selection, fossilization, dissolution, extinction, inactivation, establishment, formation, flow, concretion, extraction, hardening, sericulture, stiffening, acidification, adiabatic process, centrifugation, chemical process, chemical change, chemical action, chromatography, convection, curdling, clotting, coagulation, demagnetization, demagnetisation, desorption, distillment, electrophoresis, dielectrolysis, ionophoresis, ecesis, flocculation, leach, leaching, phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change, precession of the equinoxes, soakage, softening, sorption, survival of the fittest, natural selection, temperature change are types of 'action'.

Derivatives of action

active are derivatives of 'action'.

Example of action used within this context

"the action of natural forces", "volcanic activity"



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