Crossword-Solution: ACT
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Act | n. | That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. |
| Act | n. | The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress. |
| Act | n. | A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done. |
| Act | n. | A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed. |
| Act | n. | A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student. |
| Act | n. | A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence. |
| Act | n. | Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing). |
| Act | v. t. | To move to action; to actuate; to animate. |
| Act | v. t. | To perform; to execute; to do. |
| Act | v. t. | To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage. |
| Act | v. t. | To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero. |
| Act | v. t. | To feign or counterfeit; to simulate. |
| Act | v. i. | To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food. |
| Act | v. i. | To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will. |
| Act | v. i. | To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so. |
| Act | v. i. | To perform on the stage; to represent a character. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| ACT | anagram | ATC, CAT, CTA, TAC, TCA |
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The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
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Sentences with ACT (5)
But it was stayed even in the act, for “Boat ahoy!” rang over the lagoon in Hook’s voice, and this time it was not Peter who had spoken.
But say I could repent and could obtaine By Act of Grace my former state; how soon Would highth recal high thoughts, how soon unsay What feign’d submission swore: ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void.
When each had fully stated his case the Ape announced this sentence: “I do not think you, Wolf, ever lost what you claim; and I do believe you, Fox, to have stolen what you so stoutly deny.” The dishonest, if they act honestly, get no credit.
While he was in the act of doing so, I watched my chance, and gave him a heavy kick close under the ribs.
Frank’s not a bad neighbor, but to get on with him you’ve got to make a fuss over him and act as if you thought he was a very important person all the time, and different from other people.
Quotes with ACT (3)
This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them. Also remember, sisters make the best friends in the world. As for lovers, well, they'll come and go too.…
Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love.
I know we're fucked up, alright? I'm impulsive, and hot tempered, and you get under my skin like no one else. You act like you hate me one minute, and then need me the next. I never get anything right, and I don't deserve you... but I fucking love you, Abby. I love you more than I loved anyone or anything ever. When you're around, I don't need booze, or money, or the fighting, or the one-night stands...
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, The Atlantic, Three Across, TIME, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 1,840 times in crossword archives (1942–2025).