Nouns denoting acts or actions
- consummation
- the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
- reburial
- the act of burying again
- organization
- the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
- reciprocal cross
- hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
- hide-and-seek
- a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
- blitzkrieg
- a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
- variance
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- aikido
- a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
- Battle of Guadalcanal
- a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
- brainstorming
- a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions
- dogtrot
- a steady trot like that of a dog
- abatement of a nuisance
- (law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance
- keratotomy
- surgical incision into the cornea
- superannuation
- the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
- comb-out
- the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people
- buck-and-wing
- a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps
- party game
- a game to amuse guests at a party
- disassortative mating
- mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
- self-improvement
- the act of improving yourself
- hat
- an informal term for a person's role
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