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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 state
the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics

noun.act

24 Subcategories

aeration go
the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
passage, transition go
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
meddling, tampering go
the act of altering something secretly or improperly
transfer, transference go
the act of transfering something from one form to another
conclusion, termination, ending go
the act of ending something
nullification, override go
the act of nullifying
reversal go
a change from one state to the opposite state
beginning, start, commencement go
the act of starting something
arousal, rousing go
the act of arousing
cooking, cookery, preparation go
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
seasoning go
the act of adding a seasoning to food
infusion go
the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality
improvement go
the act of improving something
beautification go
the act of making something more beautiful
decoration go
the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
worsening go
changing something with the result that it becomes worse
degradation, debasement go
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
change of color go
an act that changes the light that something reflects
soiling, soilure, dirtying go
the act of soiling something
wetting go
the act of making something wet
chew, chewing, mastication, manduction go
biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
defoliation go
causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
specialization, specialisation go
the act of specializing
spiritualization, spiritualisation go
the act of making something spiritual