Dictionary Check: action

"action" is a valid word!

Scrabble 8 points
Words with Friends 10 points

Definition

noun

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

Example: "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
noun

the state of being active

Example: "his sphere of activity"
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noun

a military engagement

Example: "he saw action in Korea"
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noun

a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

Example: "the action of natural forces"
noun

the series of events that form a plot

Example: "his novels always have a lot of action"
noun

the trait of being active and energetic and forceful

Example: "a man of action"

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