action


Meanings

  • something done (usually as opposed to something said);
    • "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
  • the state of being active;
    • "he is out of action"
  • a military engagement;
    • "he saw action in Korea"
  • a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings);
    • "the action of natural forces"
  • the series of events that form a plot;
    • "his novels always have a lot of action"
  • the trait of being active and energetic and forceful;
    • "a man of action"
  • the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism;
    • "the piano had a very stiff action"
  • a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
  • an act by a government body or supranational organization;
    • "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"
    • "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"
    • "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves"
  • the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field;
    • "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"
    • "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible"
  • institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against;
    • "She actioned the company for discrimination"
  • put in effect;
    • "He actioned the operation"
  • ACTION n pl. -S the process of acting


Scrabble Score: 8

action is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

action is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

action is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

action is a valid Words With Friends word