act up |
to behave in a bad or mischievous way; misbehave. [1/2 definitions] |
behave |
When someone or something behaves, it acts or does something in a certain way. When you talk about how birds behave, you are talking about the things that birds do and how they do it. It would be funny if your cat behaved like a dog. Then it might run and catch a ball in its mouth! [3 definitions] |
bow and scrape |
to behave with too much politeness. |
brat |
a child who is spoiled or does not behave. |
carry on |
to behave, especially verbally, in a foolish or silly way. [1/2 definitions] |
chaperone |
an adult who goes along with young people in a social situation to make sure they behave properly and are safe. |
civil |
When people behave in a civil manner toward each other, they act in a polite enough way toward each other. They are not rude or nasty. [1/3 definitions] |
conduct |
to behave or manage. [1/5 definitions] |
correct |
When your behavior is correct, it means that your behavior agrees with how most people think a person should behave. [1/4 definitions] |
deal1 |
to act or behave toward other people, especially in difficult situations (usually followed by "with"). [1/7 definitions] |
discipline |
Discipline is training to make people perform well or behave well. [1/7 definitions] |
do1 |
to behave or act. [1/12 definitions] |
ethics |
issues or questions of right and wrong in connection with the way humans behave, or the branch of philosophy that is concerned with these types of issues and questions. [1/2 definitions] |
get one's act together |
(informal) to behave more responsibly. |
handle |
to behave or operate in a certain way when used. [1/5 definitions] |
instinct |
Instincts are the natural ways that animals of a species behave. Instincts are not taught by parents or experience. They are part of what an animal is born with. [1/2 definitions] |
make a spectacle of oneself |
to behave in a silly or foolish way in public. |
manner |
Manners are the way people behave with each other in general. Some ways of behaving are considered to be good manners and other ways of behaving are considered to be bad manners. [2/4 definitions] |
misbehave |
to act or behave badly. |
mischievous |
tending to behave in an annoying or mildly harmful way. [1/2 definitions] |
myth |
a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society. Myths often use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began and why nature and people behave the way they do. [1/2 definitions] |