The process of doing

• act

  1. The process of doing or performing something:
  2. Something done or performed; a deed:
  3. Something done that has legal significance:

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Something done

• work

  1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
  2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
  3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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• thing

  1. An object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically:
  2. An individual object, especially an inanimate object:
  3. A creature:

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• doing

  1. Performance of an act:
  2. Activities that go on every day:
  3. Social events and activities.

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• deed

  1. Something that is carried out; an act or action.
  2. A usually praiseworthy act; a feat or exploit.
  3. Action or performance in general:

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• act

  1. The process of doing or performing something:
  2. Something done or performed; a deed:
  3. Something done that has legal significance:

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The manner in which one behaves.

• way

  1. A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another.
  2. An opening affording passage:
  3. Space to proceed:

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• deportment

  1. A manner of personal conduct; behavior.

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• conduct

  1. To direct the course of; manage or control:
  2. To lead or guide:
  3. To direct the performance of (an orchestra or chorus, for example).

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• comportment

  1. Manner of behaving; bearing; deportment.

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• Often used in plural: behavior

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A legal proceeding to demand justice or enforce a right

• suit

  1. A set of matching outer garments, especially one consisting of a coat with trousers or a skirt, often worn on formal occasions.
  2. A person, especially an executive, who wears one of these garments at work.
  3. An outfit worn for a special activity:

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• lawsuit

  1. An action or proceeding other than a criminal prosecution brought in a court of law or equity.

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• instance

  1. An example that is cited to prove or invalidate a contention or illustrate a point.
  2. A case or an occurrence:
  3. A step in a process or series of events:

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• cause

  1. The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
  2. The one, such as a person, event, or condition, that is responsible for an action or result.
  3. A basis for an action or response; a reason:

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• case

  1. An instance or occurrence of a particular kind or category:
  2. An occurrence of a disease or disorder:
  3. A set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation:

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A hostile encounter between opposing military forces

• engagement

  1. The action of engaging or the state of being engaged:
  2. The condition of being in gear:
  3. A mutual promise to get married.

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• combat

  1. To oppose in battle; fight against.
  2. To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop:
  3. To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.

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• battle

  1. An encounter between opposing forces:
  2. Armed fighting; combat:
  3. A match between two combatants:

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Any state opposed to rest and quiet

• snap

  1. To make a brisk sharp cracking sound:
  2. To break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound.
  3. To give way abruptly under pressure or tension:

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• doings

  1. regular activities
  2. social events
  3. (Australia, vulgar, dated) sewage.

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• go

  1. To move or travel; proceed:
  2. To move away from a place; depart:
  3. To pursue a certain course:

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• activism

  1. The use of direct, often confrontational action, such as a demonstration or strike, in opposition to or support of a cause.

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• speed

  1. Distance traveled divided by the time of travel.
  2. The limit of this quotient as the time of travel becomes vanishingly small; the first derivative of distance with respect to time.
  3. The magnitude of a velocity.

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• haste

  1. Rapidity of action or motion:
  2. Rash or headlong action; precipitateness:
  3. To hasten or cause to hasten.

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• mobility

  1. the quality of being mobile; ability to move, adapt, etc.

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• motion

  1. The act or process of changing position or place.
  2. A meaningful or expressive change in the position of the body or a part of the body; a gesture.
  3. Active operation:

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• rush

  1. To move swiftly; hurry:
  2. To act with great haste:
  3. To make a sudden or swift attack or charge:

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• commotion

  1. A condition of turbulent motion.
  2. An agitated disturbance; a hubbub:
  3. Civil disturbance or insurrection; disorder.

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• dash

  1. To move with haste; rush:
  2. To strike violently; smash:
  3. To break or smash by striking violently:

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• life

  1. The property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism.
  2. The characteristic state or condition of a living organism.
  3. Living organisms considered as a group:

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• vigor

  1. Physical or mental strength, energy, or force:
  2. The capacity for natural growth and survival, as of plants or animals.
  3. Strong feeling; enthusiasm or intensity:

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• keenness

  1. sharpness or cutting ability
  2. astuteness or sagacity
  3. eagerness or enthusiasm

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• quickness

  1. rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

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• readiness

  1. the quality or state of being ready

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• alertness

  1. The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

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• alacrity

  1. Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
  2. Speed or quickness; celerity.

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• liveliness

  1. The quality of being lively; animation; energy.

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• drive

  1. To push, propel, or press onward forcibly; urge forward:
  2. To repulse or put to flight by force or influence:
  3. To guide, control, or direct (a vehicle).

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• energy

  1. The capacity for work or vigorous activity:
  2. Exertion of vigor or power:
  3. Vitality and intensity of expression:

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• enterprise

  1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
  2. A business organization.
  3. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit:

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• vivacity

  1. The quality or condition of being vivacious; liveliness:

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• animation

  1. The act, process, or result of imparting life, interest, spirit, motion, or activity.
  2. The quality or condition of being alive, active, spirited, or vigorous.
  3. The art or process of making movies with drawings, computer graphics, or photographs of static objects, including all techniques other than the continuous filming of live-action images.

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• flurry

  1. A brief, light snowfall.
  2. A sudden gust of wind.
  3. A stirring mass, as of leaves or dust; a shower.

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• stir

  1. To pass an implement through (a liquid, for example), usually in circular motions, so as to mix or cool the contents:
  2. To use an implement to move or rearrange the fuel in (a fire) to increase light or heat.
  3. To add or mix in (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture by moving an implement:

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• conflict

  1. A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war.
  2. A state of disagreement or disharmony between persons or ideas; a clash:
  3. An emotional or mental disturbance resulting from the opposition or simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive impulses, desires, or tendencies.

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• turmoil

  1. A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult:

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• bustle

  1. To move or cause to move energetically and busily.
  2. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.

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• industry

  1. The sector of an economy made up of manufacturing enterprises:
  2. A sector of an economy:
  3. Energetic devotion to a task or an endeavor; diligence:

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• manipulation

  1. The act or practice of manipulating.
  2. The state of being manipulated.
  3. Shrewd or devious management, especially for one's own advantage.

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• commission

  1. The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
  2. The authority so granted.
  3. The matter or task so authorized:

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• execution

  1. The act of executing something.
  2. The state of being executed.
  3. The manner, style, or result of performance:

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• reaction

  1. A response to a stimulus.
  2. The state resulting from such a response.
  3. A reverse or opposing action.

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• response

  1. The act of responding.
  2. A reply or an answer.
  3. A reaction, as that of an organism or a mechanism, to a specific stimulus.

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• behavior

  1. The manner in which one acts or behaves.
  2. The actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external or internal stimuli.
  3. One of these actions or reactions:

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• performing

  1. Present participle of perform.

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• functioning

  1. Present participle of function.
  2. Functional, working
  3. Action of the verb function.

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• work

  1. Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward the production or accomplishment of something:
  2. Such effort or activity by which one makes a living; employment:
  3. A trade, profession, or other means of livelihood:

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• occupation

  1. An activity that serves as one's regular source of livelihood; a vocation.
  2. An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation.
  3. The act or process of holding or possessing a place.

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• business

  1. The activity of buying and selling commodities, products, or services:
  2. The amount or volume of this activity:
  3. The variety of this activity in which a person is engaged:

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• performance

  1. The act of performing or the state of being performed.
  2. The act or style of performing a work or role before an audience.
  3. The way in which someone or something functions:

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• operation

  1. The act or process of operating or functioning.
  2. The state of being operative or functional:
  3. A process or series of acts involved in a particular form of work:

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• movement

  1. The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.
  2. A particular manner of moving.
  3. A change in the location of troops, ships, or aircraft for tactical or strategic purposes.

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• activity

  1. The state of being active.
  2. Energetic action or movement; liveliness.
  3. A specified pursuit in which a person partakes.

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An individual deed

• trick

  1. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means.
  2. A mischievous action; a prank:
  3. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act:

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• stunt

  1. To check the growth or development of.
  2. One that stunts.
  3. One that is stunted.

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• procedure

  1. A manner of proceeding; a way of performing or effecting something:
  2. A series of steps taken to accomplish an end:
  3. A set of instructions that performs a specific task; a subroutine or function.

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• dealings

  1. plural form of dealing
  2. relations with others
  3. business transactions

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• handiwork

  1. Work performed by hand.
  2. The product of a person's efforts and actions.

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• bout

  1. A contest between antagonists; a match:
  2. A period of time spent in a particular way; a spell:

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• operation

  1. The act or process of operating or functioning.
  2. The state of being operative or functional:
  3. A process or series of acts involved in a particular form of work:

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• exertion

  1. The act or an instance of exerting, especially a strenuous effort.

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• transaction

  1. The act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
  2. Something transacted, especially a business agreement or exchange.
  3. Communication involving two or more people that affects all those involved; personal interaction:

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• effect

  1. Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result.
  2. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result:
  3. Advantage; avail:

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• doing

  1. Performance of an act:
  2. Activities that go on every day:
  3. Social events and activities.

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• movement

  1. The act or an instance of moving; a change in place or position.
  2. A particular manner of moving.
  3. A change in the location of troops, ships, or aircraft for tactical or strategic purposes.

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• move

  1. To change in position from one point to another:
  2. To follow a specified course:
  3. To change posture or position; stir:

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• endeavor

  1. A conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt.
  2. Purposeful or industrious activity; enterprise.
  3. To attempt (fulfillment of a responsibility or an obligation, for example) by employment or expenditure of effort:

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• enterprise

  1. An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
  2. A business organization.
  3. Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit:

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• effort

  1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.
  2. A difficult exertion of strength or will:
  3. A usually earnest attempt:

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• stratagem

  1. A scheme or maneuver designed to achieve an objective, as in surprising an enemy or deceiving someone.
  2. The devising or execution of such schemes or maneuvers:

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• thrust

  1. To push or drive quickly and forcefully:
  2. To cause to project or extend:
  3. To force into a specified condition or situation:

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• stroke

  1. The act or an instance of striking, as with the hand, a weapon, or a tool; a blow or impact.
  2. The striking of a bell or gong.
  3. The sound so produced.

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• blow

  1. A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an object.
  2. An unexpected shock or calamity.
  3. An unexpected attack; an assault.

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• thing

  1. An object or entity that is not or cannot be named specifically:
  2. An individual object, especially an inanimate object:
  3. A creature:

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• achievement

  1. The process of achieving something:
  2. Something that has been achieved, especially by means of skill or perseverance:

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• step

  1. The single complete movement of raising one foot and putting it down in another spot, as in walking.
  2. A manner of walking; a particular gait.
  3. A fixed rhythm or pace, as in marching:

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• maneuver

  1. A movement or combination of movements involving skill and dexterity:
  2. A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft.
  3. A strategic or tactical military or naval movement.

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• something done

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• accomplishment

  1. The act of accomplishing or the state of being accomplished; completion:
  2. Something carried out or completed successfully; an achievement:
  3. An acquired skill or refinement:

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• performance

  1. The act of performing or the state of being performed.
  2. The act or style of performing a work or role before an audience.
  3. The way in which someone or something functions:

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• exploit

  1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one.
  2. A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
  3. To employ to the greatest possible advantage:

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• feat

  1. An act or accomplishment of great courage, skill, or imagination; an achievement.
  2. A specialized skill; a knack.

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• deed

  1. Something that is carried out; an act or action.
  2. A usually praiseworthy act; a feat or exploit.
  3. Action or performance in general:

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• act

  1. The process of doing or performing something:
  2. Something done or performed; a deed:
  3. Something done that has legal significance:

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A process at law

• lawsuit

  1. An action or proceeding other than a criminal prosecution brought in a court of law or equity.

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• litigation

  1. the act or process of carrying on a lawsuit
  2. a lawsuit

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• claim

  1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
  2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
  3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:

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• suit

  1. A set of matching outer garments, especially one consisting of a coat with trousers or a skirt, often worn on formal occasions.
  2. A person, especially an executive, who wears one of these garments at work.
  3. An outfit worn for a special activity:

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Military activity

• fighting

  1. Present participle of fight.
  2. engaged in war or other conflict
  3. apt to provoke a fight

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• combat

  1. To oppose in battle; fight against.
  2. To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop:
  3. To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.

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• engagement

  1. The action of engaging or the state of being engaged:
  2. The condition of being in gear:
  3. A mutual promise to get married.

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• battle

  1. An encounter between opposing forces:
  2. Armed fighting; combat:
  3. A match between two combatants:

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The plot or events in a creative work

• unfolding

  1. Present participle of unfold.
  2. (often figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.

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• progress

  1. Forward or onward movement, as toward a destination:
  2. Development, advancement, or improvement, as toward a goal:
  3. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.

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• development

  1. The application of techniques or technology to the production of new goods or services.
  2. The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
  3. A significant event, occurrence, or change:

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• plot

  1. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose:
  2. A measured area of land; a lot.
  3. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram.

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