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Phonetic: "/æk/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Something done, a deed.

Example: an act of goodwill

Definition: Actuality.

Definition: Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work.

Definition: A product of a legislative body, a statute.

Definition: The process of doing something.

Example: He was caught in the act of stealing.

Definition: A formal or official record of something done.

Definition: A division of a theatrical performance.

Example: The pivotal moment in the play was in the first scene of the second act.

Definition: A performer or performers in a show.

Example: Which act did you prefer? The soloist or the band?

Definition: Any organized activity.

Definition: A display of behaviour.

Definition: A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.

Definition: A display of behaviour meant to deceive.

Example: to put on an act

Phonetic: "/æk/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To do something.

Example: If you don't act soon, you will be in trouble.

Definition: To do (something); to perform.

Definition: To perform a theatrical role.

Example: I started acting at the age of eleven in my local theatre.

Definition: Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly).

Definition: To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time.

Example: A dog which acts aggressively is likely to bite.

Definition: To convey an appearance of being.

Example: He acted unconcerned so the others wouldn't worry.

Definition: To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.

Example: act on behalf of John

Definition: (construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).

Example: Gravitational force acts on heavy bodies.

Definition: To play (a role).

Example: He's been acting Shakespearean leads since he was twelve.

Definition: To feign.

Example: He acted the angry parent, but was secretly amused.

Definition: (construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of).

Example: This group acts on the circle, so it can't be left-orderable!

Definition: To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

Phonetic: "/dʌm/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").

Example: His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.

Definition: Silent; unaccompanied by words.

Example: dumb show

Definition: (especially of a person) Extremely stupid.

Example: You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!

Definition: Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.

Example: Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.

Definition: Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.