Definition of act | What does act mean?
What is the definition of the word ACT?
Here is a list of definitions for act.
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- something that people do or cause to happen
- a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- a short performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"
- a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit"
What are the verbs of the word ACT?
Here is a list of definitions for act.
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "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"
- play a role or part; "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"
- discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
- be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well"
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected; "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"
- be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
- behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
- perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
What are the synonyms of the word ACT?
What is another word for ACT?. Here is a list of synonyms for ACT
Words beginning with ACT?
We only list the first 50 results for words beginning with ACT.
- actures
- acture
- actuators
- actuator
- actuations
- actuation
- actuating
- actuates
- actuated
- actuate
- actuary
- actuaries
- actuarially
- actuarial
- actually
- actualizing
- actualizes
- actualized
- actualize
- actualizations
- actualization
- actuality
- actualities
- actualites
- actualite
- actualists
- actualist
- actualising
- actualises
- actualised
- actualise
- actualisations
- actualisation
- actual
- acts
- actressy
- actresses
- actress
- actors
- actorish
- actor
- actons
- acton
- actomyosins
- actomyosin
- activizing
- activizes
- activized
- activize
- activity
In which dictionaries does the word act exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes