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
cook up (something) or cook (something) up
to invent something, to plan or plot something
I do not know what kind of plan the woman is cooking up but it will be interesting.
