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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

alteration, modification, adjustment
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

noun.act

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loosening, laxation go
the act of making something less tight
tightening go
the act of making something tighter
accommodation go
(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
adaptation go
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
tune go
the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency