Nouns denoting acts or actions

Entries starting with characters other than Latin letters

1-hitter
11-plus
2-hitter
3-hitter
4-hitter
5-hitter

A

a capella singing
a cappella singing
A-scan ultrasonography
abandonment
abasement
abatement
abatement of a nuisance
abbreviation
abdominal breathing
abdominal delivery
abdominocentesis
abdominoplasty
abduction
abidance
ablactation
ablation
able-bodiedism
able-bodism
ableism
ablism
ablution
abnegation
abnormality
abolishment
abolition
abomination
abort
aborticide
abortion
about turn
about-face
abreaction
abrogation
abruption
abscission
abscondment
abseil
absence
absence without leave
absenteeism
absolution
abstinence
abstraction
abuse
academicianship
acceleration
accenting
accentuation
acceptance
acceptance sampling
acceptation
access
accession
accommodation
accommodation reflex
accompaniment
accomplished fact
accomplishment
accordance
accordance of rights
accountancy
accountantship
accounting
accreditation
accrual
accruement
acculturation
accumulation
ace
acedia
achievement
acidimetry
acquired reflex
acquiring
acquisition
acquittal
acrobatic feat
acrobatic stunt
acrobatics
act of terrorism
acting
actinometry
actinotherapy
action
action at law
action replay
Actium
activating
activation
active air defense
activity
actual eviction
actual possession
actual sin
actualisation
actualization
actuation
actus reus
acupressure
acupuncture
ad blitz
ad campaign
adagio
adaptation
addiction
addition
adduction
adenoidectomy
adherence
adhesion
adjournment
adjudication
adjunction
adjustment
administration
administrative hearing
administrivia
admiralty
admiration
admission
admittance
admixture
ado
adoption
adoration
adornment
adoxography
adrenalectomy
adrenergic agonist eyedrop
adult education
adulteration
adultery
advance
advancement
advent
adventure
advertising
advertising campaign
advisory service
advocacy
Aegadean Isles
Aegates Isles
aegis
Aegospotami
Aegospotamos
aeration
aerial
aerobatics
aerobic exercise
aerobics
aeronautical engineering
aerophagia
aerophilately
affaire d'honneur
affairs
affectation
affectedness
affiliation
affirmation
affixation
afforestation
affray
affront
affusion
aftercare
agape
ageism
agency
agglomeration
aggrandisement
aggrandizement
aggravated assault
aggravation
aggregation
aggression
aggro
Agincourt
agism
agitation
agon
agribusiness
agriculture
Agriculture Secretary
agrypnia
AI
aid
aikido
aim
air
air attack
air cover
air defense
air raid
air reconnaissance
air transport
air transportation
air travel
airborne patrol
aircraft landing
airdrop
airing
airlift
airplane landing
airplane maneuver
airplane mechanics
Al Alamayn
Alamo
alcohol abuse
alcoholic abuse
alcoholism abuse
algometry
alienation
alienation of affection
alignment
alimentation
aliyah
alkalimetry
all fours
allegiance
alleviation
alliance
allocation
allopathy
allotment
allowance
allurement
alms
alms-giving
almsgiving
alphabetisation
alphabetization
Alpinism
alteration
altering
alternation
alternative medicine
amalgamation
ambages
ambassadorship
amble
ambulation
ambuscade
ambush
amelioration
amendment
amends
American Civil War
American football
American football game
American Revolution
American Revolutionary War
American War of Independence
Americanism
amnesty
amnio
amniocentesis
amortisation
amortization
amphibious assault
amphibious demonstration
amphibious landing
amphibious operation
amplification
amputation
amusement
amygdalotomy
anaerobic exercise
anagrams
anal intercourse
anal sex
analogy
analysis
anamnestic reaction
anamnestic response
anaplasty
anastylosis
anathematisation
anathematization
anatomy
ancestor worship
anchorage
anemography
anemometry
anger
angiography
angioplasty
Anglicism
angling
angry walk
angulation
animal husbandry
animal-worship
animalisation
animalization
animation
annealing
annexation
annihilation
annotating
annotation
annoyance
annoying
annulment
anointing
anointing of the sick
anointment
answer
antagonism
anthropolatry
anthropometry
anthropophagy
anti-takeover defense
anti-war movement
antiaircraft fire
antic
anticipatory breach
anticoagulation
antifeminism
antipyresis
antitrust case
any-and-all bid
apache dance
apache devil dance
apery
apheresis
apiculture
apostasy
apostleship
apotheosis
apparition
appeal
appearance
appearing
appeasement
appendectomy
appendicectomy
application
appointment
apportioning
apportionment
apposition
appraisal
appreciation
apprehension
apprenticeship
approach
approach shot
approaching
appropriation
approval
approving
approximation
April fool
aquaculture
aquatics
aquatint
aquiculture
Arab-Israeli War
arbitrage
arbitrament
arbitration
arbitrement
arboriculture
arborolatry
archery
architecture
Ardennes counteroffensive
area bombing
Argonne
Argonne Forest
arithmetic operation
arm exercise
Armageddon
armament
armed combat
armed forces censorship
armed robbery
arming
arms control
arms deal
aromatherapy
arousal
arrangement
arranging
arrest
arrival
arrogation
arson
art
art class
arterial blood gases
arteriography
arthrocentesis
arthrodesis
arthrography
arthroplasty
arthroscopy
articulation
artifice
artificial insemination
artificial respiration
artillery fire
artistic creation
artistic production
arts and crafts
asbestos abatement
ascending
ascension
ascent
ascesis
asceticism
aspersion
asphyxiation
aspiration
ass
assassination
assault
assault and battery
assay
assemblage
assembling
assembly
assertiveness training
assessment
assignation
assigning
assignment
assist
assistance
assisted suicide
associateship
association
association football
assortative mating
assortment
assumption
astrolatry
astronavigation
at-bat
athletic game
athletic training
athletics
Atlanta
atomisation
atomization
atonement
atrocity
attachment
attack
attainder
attainment
attempt
attendance
attendance check
attending
attention
attestation report
attestation service
attitude
Attorney General
Attorney General of the United States
attorneyship
attrition
auction
auction bridge
auction pitch
auction sale
audible
audiometry
audit
audition
augmentation
auscultation
auspices
Austerlitz
Australian crawl
authentication
authorisation
authorization
authorship
auto limitation
auto mechanics
auto racing
auto-da-fe
auto-suggestion
autoeroticism
autoerotism
autogenic therapy
autogenic training
autogenics
autolatry
automation
automatism
automotive engineering
automotive technology
autoplasty
autopsy
autosexing
autosuggestion
autotomy
avarice
avaritia
avenue
aversion
aversion therapy
averting
aviation
avocation
avoidance
avulsion
awakening
award
awarding
away game

B

B-scan ultrasonography
babbitting
babel
Babinski
Babinski reflex
Babinski sign
baby
baby sitting
Babylonian Captivity
babysitting
baccarat
bacchanal
bacchanalia
back
back circle
back door
back exercise
backbend
backdoor
backfire
backgammon
backhand
backhand drive
backhand shot
backhand stroke
backhander
backing
backlash
backpacking
backsliding
backstop
backstroke
backup
bacteriological warfare
badgering
badminton
bag
bagatelle
bailiffship
bailment
bait and switch
bait casting
baiting
baking
Bakke decision
balancing
balk
Balkan Wars
ball
ball game
ball hawking
ball-breaker
ball-buster
ballet
ballgame
ballooning
ballot
balloting
ballottement
ballroom dance
ballroom dancing
balls-up
ballup
band aid
bandaging
banditry
bang
banging
banishment
bank
bank closing
bank examination
bank run
bank shot
bank withdrawal
banking
banking game
bankruptcy
Bannockburn
banqueting

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