| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing. [1/2 definitions] |
| absorption |
the act of soaking up or absorbing. [1/2 definitions] |
| acceleration |
the act or process of accelerating or increasing speed. |
| acceptance |
the act of accepting something that is given. [1/2 definitions] |
| accommodation |
the act or process of accommodating. [1/2 definitions] |
| accomplishment |
the act of accomplishing. [1/2 definitions] |
| accumulation |
the act of accumulating; piling up. [1/2 definitions] |
| achievement |
the act of achieving. [1/2 definitions] |
| acknowledgment |
the act of acknowledging. [1/2 definitions] |
| adaptation |
the act or process of changing or adjusting something to fit in a new role or context. [2/4 definitions] |
| addition |
the act or process of adding. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjustment |
the act or process of changing or fixing something. |
| administer |
to serve or act in a helpful way; tend (usually followed by "to"). [1/3 definitions] |
| administration |
the act of being in charge of or managing something. [1/3 definitions] |
| admission |
the act, process, or result of allowing to enter. [2/3 definitions] |
| adoption |
the act of adopting a child or being adopted by law. |
| advertising |
the act, job, or business of designing and putting out notices to the public, usually in order to sell a product or service. [1/2 definitions] |
| advocate |
to speak or act in favor of. [1/2 definitions] |
| ageism |
the act of having a bad opinion of, or not treating in a fair way, a person or group of people based on age. This kind of discrimination is often against older people. |
| agitation |
the act or process of stirring up something, forcing it to move around or back and forth. [1/2 definitions] |
| agreement |
the act of coming to a common understanding or of agreeing. [1/4 definitions] |