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
take on the look or appearance of (something)
to begin to have the look of something
My friend has begun to take on the look of a university professor although he has only been working at the university for a short time.
