n. 25B6; noun
there can be no excuse for their actions : DEED, act, move, undertaking, exploit, manoeuvre, endeavour, effort, exertion; behaviour, conduct, activity.
the need for local community action : MEASURES, steps, activity, movement, work, operation.
a man of action : ENERGY, vitality, vigour, forcefulness, drive, initiative, spirit, liveliness, vim, pep; activity; informal get-up-and-go.
the action of hormones on the pancreas : EFFECT, influence, working; power.
he missed all the action while he was away : EXCITEMENT, activity, happenings, events, incidents; informal goings-on.
twenty-nine men died in the action : FIGHTING, hostilities, battle, conflict, combat, warfare; engagement, clash, encounter, skirmish.
a civil action for damages : LAWSUIT, legal action, suit (at law), case, prosecution, litigation, proceedings.