Synonyms: human action, human activity, deed, act
Definition: something that people do or cause to happen
Similar words: event
Definition: something that happens at a given place and time
Definition: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
Similar words: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
Definition: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Synonyms: turn, act, bit, number, routine
Definition: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
Usage: he did his act three times every evening; she had a catchy little routine; it was one of the best numbers he ever did
Similar words: performance, public presentation
Definition: a dramatic or musical entertainment
Usage: they listened to ten different performances; the play ran for 100 performances; the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity
Synonyms: act
Definition: a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
Similar words: dramatic composition, dramatic work
Definition: a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.
Synonyms: act
Definition: a manifestation of insincerity
Usage: he put on quite an act for her benefit
Similar words: expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
Definition: expression without words
Usage: tears are an expression of grief; the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
Definition: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
Usage: He acted the idiot; She plays deaf when the news are bad
Similar words: act, behave, do
Definition: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Usage: You should act like an adult; Don't behave like a fool; What makes her do this way?; The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
Synonyms: act
Definition: discharge one's duties
Usage: She acts as the chair; In what capacity are you acting?
Similar words: serve
Definition: do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function
Usage: He served as head of the department for three years; She served in Congress for two terms
Synonyms: represent, play, act
Definition: play a role or part
Usage: Gielgud played Hamlet; She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role; She played the servant to her husband's master
Similar words: re-create
Definition: create anew
Usage: Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale
Synonyms: act, play, playact, roleplay
Definition: perform on a stage or theater
Usage: She acts in this play; He acted in `Julius Caesar'; I played in `A Christmas Carol'
Similar words: perform
Definition: give a performance (of something)
Usage: Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight; We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera
Definition: have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
Usage: The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought; How does your idea work in practice?; This method doesn't work; The breaks of my new car act quickly; The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water
Similar words: win, succeed, bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods
Definition: attain success or reach a desired goal
Usage: The enterprise succeeded; We succeeded in getting tickets to the show; she struggled to overcome her handicap and won
Synonyms: act
Definition: be suitable for theatrical performance
Usage: This scene acts well
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer