English words starting with act
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Meanings of Act:
verbTake action; do something.
Usage examples:
They urged washington to act
nounA thing done; a deed.
Usage examples:
A criminal act
abbreviationAdvance corporation tax.
Meanings of Act of congress:
nounA new law that is made by the us senate and house of representatives, usually after it has been signed by the president
Usage examples:
The overall settlement under discussion would require an act of congress, the report said.
Meanings of Act one’s age:
phraseBehave in a manner appropriate to someone of one's age and not to someone younger.
Usage examples:
Just for you is more sedate in tone, and both stars are playing more mature characters - indeed, si…
Meanings of Act-as:
phrasal verbTo do a particular job, especially one that you do not normally do
Usage examples:
She has been asked to act as a negotiator on behalf of the factory., the launch of the new investme…
Meanings of Act-for:
collocationIf a lawyer or other professional acts for you, they represent you in order to deal with something.
Usage examples:
Who is acting for the defendant?, you could telephone the agent and find out who is acting for the …
Meanings of Act-of-god:
nounAn event such as a very bad storm that cannot be prevented or controlled and usually cannot be insured against
Usage examples:
The insurance company dismissed the accident as an act of god and refused to pay out.
Meanings of Act-of-parliament:
nounA new law that is made by the uk house of commons and house of lords, which has to be signed by the queen or king
Usage examples:
The general medical council, set up by an act of parliament in 1858, has legal powers to act agains…
Meanings of Act-out:
phrasal verbTo behave badly because you are unhappy or upset , often in ways that you are not aware of: 2…
verbTo be a better actor than someone else; to give a better performance in a film, play, etc. than other people
Usage examples:
It is embarrassing that the non-human performers in this film out-act the human stars., supporting …
Meanings of Act-up:
phrasal verbIf a person, especially a child, acts up, they behave badly:
Meanings of Act-upon:
phrasal verbHave and exert influence or effect
Meanings of Acta:
nounWith plural agreement. a register of transactions, decrees, proceedings, etc.; official records.
Meanings of Actability:
noun(of a script, play, role, etc.) the capacity to be successfully performed.
Usage examples:
Analysing scripts with an eye to such things as structure, actability, and audience appeal
Meanings of Actable:
adjective(of a script, play, role, etc.) capable of being performed successfully.
Usage examples:
A more disciplined dramatist could have fashioned a perfectly actable play
Meanings of Actaeon:
proper nounA hunter who, because he accidentally saw artemis bathing, was changed by her into a stag and killed by his own hounds.
Meanings of Acted:
verbTake action; do something.
Usage examples:
They urged washington to act
nounA thing done; a deed.
Usage examples:
A criminal act
abbreviationAdvance corporation tax.
Meanings of Actin:
nounA protein that forms (together with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells, and is also involved in motion in other types of cell.
Usage examples:
Muscle contraction is dependent on two proteins, actin and myosin.
Meanings of Actinal:
adjectiveDesignating the part or surface of an echinoderm or other radiate animal which contains the mouth and surrounding organs (as the lower or oral side of a starfish); relating to this part.
Meanings of Actinally:
adverbOn or towards the actinal surface.
Meanings of Actine:
nounA proposed unit of the intensity of solar radiation. rare.
Meanings of Acting:
nounThe art or occupation of performing fictional roles in plays, films, or television.
Usage examples:
She studied acting in new york
adjectiveTemporarily doing the duties of another person.
Usage examples:
The acting supervisor
verbTake action; do something.
Usage examples:
They urged washington to act
Meanings of Acting-as:
phrasal verbTo do a particular job, especially one that you do not normally do
Usage examples:
She has been asked to act as a negotiator on behalf of the factory., the launch of the new investme…
Meanings of Acting-up:
phrasal verbTo behave badly
Usage examples:
The little girl was acting up, so her mother took her out of the restaurant., my car is acting up a…
Meanings of Actinia:
nounA sea anemone; specifically one of the genus actinia. also (in form actinia): the genus itself.
Meanings of Actinian:
nounA sea anemone.
Usage examples:
However, actinians, like all coelenterates, capture and digest animal prey with their nematocysts.
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