Mortal Definition–adjective | 1. | subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures. | | 2. | of or pertaining to human beings as subject to death; human: this mortal life. | | 3. | belonging to this world. | | 4. | deadly or implacable; relentless: a mortal enemy. | | 5. | severe, dire, grievous, or bitter: in mortal fear. | | 6. | causing or liable to cause death; fatal: a mortal wound. | | 7. | to the death: mortal combat. | | 8. | of or pertaining to death: the mortal hour. | | 9. | involving spiritual death (opposed to venial ): mortal sin. | | 11. | extr
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Action Definition–noun | 1. | the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now. | | 2. | something done or performed; act; deed. | | 3. | an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity: a crisis that demands action instead of debate; hoping for constructive action by the landlord. | | 4. | actions, habitual or usual acts; conduct: He is responsible for his actions. | | 5. | energetic activity: a man of action. | | 6. | an exertion of power or force: the action of wind upon a ship's sails. | | 7. | effect or influence: the action of morphine. | | 8. | Physiology. a change in organs, tissues, or cells leading to performance of a function, as in muscular contraction. | | 9. | way or manner of moving: the action of a machine or of a horse. | | 10. | the mechanism by which something is operated, as that of a gun or a piano. | | 11. | a military encounter or engagement; battle, skirmish, or the like. | | 12. | actual engagement in fighting an enemy; military or naval combat: He saw action in Vietnam. | | 13. | Literature. the main subject or story, as distinguished from an incidental episode. | | 14. | Theater. | a. | an event or series of events that form part of a dramatic plot: the action of a scene. | | b. | one of the three unities. Compare unity (def. 8). | | | 15. | the gestures or deportment of an actor or speaker. | | 16. | Fine Arts. the appearance of animation, movement, or emotion given to figures by their attitude, position, or expression. | | 17. | Law. | a. | a proceeding instituted by one party against another. | | b. | the right of bringing it. | | | 18. | Slang. | a. | interesting or exciting activity, often of an illicit nature: He gave us some tips on where the action was. | | b. | gambling or the excitement of gambling: The casino usually offers plenty of action. | | c. | money bet in gambling, esp. illegally. | | | 19. | Ecclesiastical. | a. | a religious ceremony, esp. a Eucharistic service. | | b. | the canon of the Mass. | | c. | those parts of a service of worship in which the congregation participates. | | –adjective | 20. | characterized by brisk or dynamic action: an action car; an action melodrama. | —Idioms | 21. | in action, | a. | performing or taking part in a characteristic act: The school baseball team is in action tonight. | | b. | working; functioning: His rescuing the child was bravery in action. | | | 22. | out of action, removed from action, as by sudden disability: The star halfback is out of action with a bad knee. | | 23. | piece of the action, Informal. a share of the proceeds or profits: Cut me in for a piece of the action. | | 24. | take action, | a. | to start doing something: As soon as we get his decision, we'll take action. | | b. | to start a legal procedure. | | From DictionaryFigures Definition–noun | 1. | a numerical symbol, esp. an Arabic numeral. | | 2. | an amount or value expressed in numbers. | | 3. | figures, the use of numbers in calculating; arithmetic: to be poor at figures. | | 4. | a written symbol other than a letter. | | 5. | form or shape, as determined by outlines or exterior surfaces: to be round, square, or cubical in figure. | | 6. | the bodily form or frame: a slender or graceful figure. | | 7. | an individual bodily form or a person with reference to form or appearance: A tall figure stood in the doorway. | | 8. | a character or personage, esp. one of distinction: a well-known figure in society. | | 9. | a person's public image or presence: a controversial political figure. | | 10. | the appearance or impression made by a person or sometimes a thing: to make quite a figure in financial circles; to present a wretched figure of poverty. | | 11. | a representation, pictorial or sculptured, esp. of the human form: The frieze was bordered with the figures of men and animals. | | 12. | an emblem, type, or symbol: The dove is a figure of peace. | | 13. | Rhetoric. a figure of speech. | | 14. | a textural pattern, as in cloth or wood: draperies with an embossed silk figure. | | 15. | a distinct movement or division of a dance. | | 16. | a movement, pattern, or series of movements in skating. | | 17. | Music. a short succession of musical notes, as either a melody or a group of chords, that produces a single complete and distinct impression. | | 18. | Geometry. a combination of geometric elements disposed in a particular form or shape: The circle, square, and polygon are plane figures. The sphere, cube, and polyhedron are solid figures. | | 19. | Logic. the form of a categorical syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. | | 20. | Optics. the precise curve required on the surface of an optical element, esp. the mirror or correcting plate of a reflecting telescope. | | 21. | the natural pattern on a sawed wood surface produced by the intersection of knots, burls, growth rings, etc. | | 22. | a phantasm or illusion. | –verb (used with object) | 23. | to compute or calculate (often fol. by up): to figure up a total. | | 24. | to express in figures. | | 25. | to mark or adorn with a design or pattern. | | 26. | to portray by speech or action. | | 27. | to represent or express by a figure of speech. | | 28. | to represent by a pictorial or sculptured figure, a diagram, or the like; picture or depict; trace (an outline, silhouette, etc.). | | 29. | Informal. to conclude, judge, reason, or think about: I figured that you wanted me to stay. | | 30. | Music. | a. | to embellish with passing notes or other decorations. | | b. | to write figures above or below (a bass part) to indicate accompanying chords. | | –verb (used without object) | 31. | to compute or work with numerical fig
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