actions (noun)

  • 1actions — I noun bearing, behavior, behavior pattern, comportment, conduct, dealings, demeanor, deportment, doings, guise, manner, mien, mode of action, modus vivendi, policy, practice, presence, procedure, ways associated concepts: abandonment, abatement …

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  • 2Finnish language noun cases — Finnish nouns (including pronouns and numerals) as well as any modifying adjectives, superlatives or comparatives, can be declined by a large number of grammatical cases, which are detailed here. See also Finnish language grammar. TOC Finnish… …

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  • 3Common noun — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …

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  • 4decision table — noun a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each • Hypernyms: ↑multidimensional language * * * noun : a table that indicates a course of action to be taken for each value or combination of values of one or more variables or… …

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  • 5hot seat — noun 1. an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair • Syn: ↑electric chair, ↑chair, ↑death chair • Hypernyms: ↑instrument of execution 2. a diffic …

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  • 6past tense — noun a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past • Syn: ↑past • Hypernyms: ↑tense • Hyponyms: ↑preterit, ↑preterite * * * noun : a verb tense expressing action or state in or as if in the …

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  • 7audit trail — noun : a record of a sequence of events (as actions performed by a computer) from which a history of those events may be reconstructed * * * 1. Accounting. the process or an instance of cross referring each bookkeeping entry to its source in… …

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  • 8political correctness — noun avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against • Syn: ↑political correctitude • Ant: ↑political incorrectness • Hypernyms:… …

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  • 9mind game — noun 1. any game designed to exercise the intellect • Hypernyms: ↑game 2. deliberate actions of calculated psychological manipulation intended to intimidate or confuse (usually for competitive advantage) football players try to play mind games… …

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  • 10king's proctor — noun Usage: usually capitalized K&P : an officer of the judiciary in England who may intervene in actions for divorce chiefly to prevent collusive proceedings * * * a British judiciary officer who may intervene in probate, nullity, or divorce… …

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