n.
1.something done (usually as opposed to something said)
2.the state of being active
3.a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another
4.an act by a government body or supranational organization
5.a military engagement
6.a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
7.the series of events that form a plot
8.the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
9.the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
10.the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field action v.
1.institute legal proceedings against
2.put in effect
Idiom of the Day
for the record
a record of a particular fact is made
For the record, I told the police officer about the events of the previous year.