| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing or state of being abolished. [1/2 definitions] |
| accomplish |
to succeed in doing or finishing, esp. something that requires effort. [1/3 definitions] |
| act |
the process of doing something. [1/14 definitions] |
| active |
constantly doing something; busy; energetic. [1/7 definitions] |
| beneficence |
the quality of doing good. [1/2 definitions] |
| blow off steam |
(informal) to release pent-up anger or frustration by saying or doing something. |
| blue law |
any law prohibiting drinking, dancing, working, or doing business on Sunday. |
| burn out |
to become extremely tired and no longer interested in doing something. [1/4 definitions] |
| burst out |
to suddenly begin (doing something), as if having exploded. |
| busman's holiday |
leisure time spent doing something similar to one's work. |
| calisthenics |
(used with a sing. verb) the art or practice of doing such exercises. [1/2 definitions] |
| career |
having a specific profession or doing something as a profession. [1/5 definitions] |
| chicken out |
(informal) to refrain from doing an intended thing because of fear; to lose one's courage to do something. |
| chill |
(informal) to relax calmly and without doing anything in particular. [1/16 definitions] |
| clerk |
an official responsible for keeping records and doing the day-to-day work of a legislature or law court. [1/4 definitions] |
| compunction |
regret for doing something wrong or harmful; contrition. [1/2 definitions] |
| crib-biting |
the habit of horses to bite at wood, as of a stall or feed trough, and swallow harmful amounts of air while doing so. |
| dare |
to provoke or challenge (someone) into doing something dangerous or adventurous as a test of courage. [1/4 definitions] |
| desirable |
worth doing or having; advisable. [1/3 definitions] |
| dissuade |
to persuade against doing something (often fol. by "from"). |
| doer |
one who acts with energy and efficiency, as opposed to one who just thinks or talks about doing something. [1/2 definitions] |