- Types Of Speech
- You can use act as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Act
- A 1 syllables noun and 3 letters with the letters a, c, and t, 2 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter c. Act starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, ac, and the ending characters are t, ct, ..
- Definition
- Something that people do or cause to happen
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Act is set as a kindergarten word that starts with a, ends with t, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 3 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is act a scrabble word? A 5 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Act in Pig Latin is said as "actay or actway".
- Unigram
- a | c | t
- Bigram
- ac | ct
- Trigram
- act
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- something that people do or cause to happen
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- a short theatrical 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 subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
- a manifestation of insincerity;
"he put on quite an act for her benefit"
- Verb Examples
- 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" - pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind;
"He acted the idiot";
"She plays deaf when the news are bad" - discharge one's duties;
"She acts as the chair";
"In what capacity are you acting?" - 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" - perform on a stage or theater;
"She acts in this play";
"He acted in `Julius Caesar'";
"I played in `A Christmas Carol'" - behave unnaturally or affectedly;
"She's just acting" - 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" - be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
- 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 on - be suitable for theatrical performance;
"This scene acts well"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accomplish | put in effect "carry out a task" "execute the decision of the people" "He actioned the operation" |
| Accomplished Fact | |
| Accomplishment | the action of accomplishing something |
| Achieve | to gain with effort "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
| Achievement | the action of accomplishing something |
| Acquit | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" |
| Act | something that people do or cause to happen |
| Acta | |
| Acting | the performance of a part or role in a drama |
| Action | something done (usually as opposed to something said) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Act
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Act | something that people do or cause to happen |
| CAT | a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis |
| Atc |
View English words with the unique letters used in act. Words With The Letters Act
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Act | something that people do or cause to happen |
| Activate | make active or more active "activate an old file" |
| Actuate | put in motion or move to act "trigger a reaction" "actuate the circuits" |
| Incite | provoke or stir up "incite a riot" "set off great unrest among the people" |
| Motivate | give an incentive for action "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| Move | the act of deciding to do something "he didn''t make a move to help" "his first move was to hire a lawyer" |
| Prompt | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command |
| Propel | cause to move forward with force "Steam propels this ship" |
| Set Off | |
| Spark | brightness and animation of countenance "he had a sparkle in his eye" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abidance | the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) |
| Action | something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| Activity | any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| Assessment | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants" |
| Assumption | the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company''s assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the compan |
| Communicating | the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" |
| Communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups |
| Distribution | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning |
| Forfeit | the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
| Forfeiture | the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. |
View All Hyponyms For Act
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Acton | Yes | No |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act (3 letters) | 5 | 6 | act | ||
| CAT (3 letters) | 5 | 6 | act | ||
| Tact (4 letters) | 6 +1 | 7 +1 | tact | ||
| Tacca (5 letters) | 9 +4 | 11 +5 | tacca | ||
| Catty (5 letters) | 10 +5 | 10 +4 | catty | ||
| Acta (4 letters) | 6 +1 | 7 +1 | acta | ||
| Atc (3 letters) | 5 | 6 | act |
Act Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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