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Action
n.
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A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks.
Action
n.
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An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.
Action
n.
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The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.
Actionable
a.
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That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to call a man a thief is actionable.
Actionably
adv.
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In an actionable manner.
Actionary
n.
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Alt. of Actionist
Actionist
n.
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A shareholder in joint-stock company.
Actionless
a.
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Void of action.
Activate
v. t.
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To make active.
Active
a.
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Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
Active
a.
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Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
Active
a.
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In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
Active
a.
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Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
Active
a.
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Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
Active
a.
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Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
Active
a.
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Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
Active
a.
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Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
Active
a.
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Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
Active
a.
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Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
Actively
adv.
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In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
Actively
adv.
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In an active signification; as, a word used actively.
Activeness
n.
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The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.
Activities
pl.
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of Activity
Activity
n.
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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities.
Actless
a.
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Without action or spirit.
Acton
n.
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A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
Actor
n.
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One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
Actor
n.
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A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
Actor
n.
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An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
Actor
n.
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One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.