A way of motion or functioning.
Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
The effort of performing or doing something.
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
Fast-paced activity.
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.
The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
Sexual intercourse.
Combat.
spin put on the bowling ball.
The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
arrogant
To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
Absence of motion.
A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the balance of assets above liabilities.
Any object designed to be used to support something else.
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals after which compound interest is added to capital.
A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
A final position after death.
A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
That which remains.
Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
To rely or depend on.
To be or to put into a state of rest.
To lean, lie, or lay.
To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
To continue to be, remain, be left in a certain way.
To sleep; slumber.
To come to a pause or an end; end.
To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
To lie dormant.
To stay, remain, be situated.