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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)

accomplishment, achievement
the action of accomplishing something

noun.act

19 Subcategories

beachhead, foothold go
an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
cakewalk go
an easy accomplishment
feat, effort, exploit go
a notable achievement
masterpiece go
an outstanding achievement
masterstroke go
an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery
credit go
used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
performance go
any recognized accomplishment
record, track record go
the sum of recognized accomplishments
fait accompli, accomplished fact go
an irreversible accomplishment
going, sledding go
advancing toward a goal
arrival, reaching go
accomplishment of an objective
close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape go
something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
attainment go
the act of achieving an aim
liberation, release, freeing go
the act of liberating someone or something
pass, base on balls, walk go
(baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
haymaking go
taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts
face saver, face saving go
an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)
recruitment, enlisting go
the act of getting recruits
smooth go
the act of smoothing