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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of shape
an action that changes the shape of something

noun.act

12 Subcategories

contortion, deformation go
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
convolution go
the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
angulation go
the act of making angulate (having corners)
bending go
the act of bending something
elongation go
the act of lengthening something
involution, enfolding go
the action of enfolding something
corrugation go
the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves
fold, folding go
the act of folding
indentation go
the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
projection, protrusion, jut, jutting go
the act of projecting out from something
broadening, widening go
the act of making something wider
narrowing go
the act of making something narrower