The effort of performing or doing something.
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.
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
A way of motion or functioning.
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.
arrogant
Demanding or signifying the start of something, usually a performance.
To act on a request etc, in order to put it into effect.
An opportunity to test something out; a test.
Appearance at judicial court in order to be examined.
A difficult or annoying experience, (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety
A clinical trial, a research study.
A piece of ware used to test the heat of a kiln.
The trial number.
A tryout to pick members of a team.
An internal examination set by Eton College.
Attempted on a provisional or experimental basis.
Pertaining to a language form referring to three of something, like people. (See Ambai language for an example.)
Pertaining to a trial or test.
Characterized by having three (usually equivalent) components.
Triple.
To carry out a series of tests on (a new product, procedure etc.) before marketing or implementing it.
To try out (a new player) in a sports team.