| abolition |
the act of doing away with or putting an end to; the act of abolishing. [1/2 definitions] |
| about to |
ready to; very close to doing something. |
| accomplish |
to succeed in doing or finishing, esp. something that requires effort. [1/3 definitions] |
| act |
the process of doing something. [1/9 definitions] |
| active |
always doing something; busy; full of energy. [1/2 definitions] |
| activity |
the condition of being active or doing something. [2 definitions] |
| -ant |
a suffix that means causing or doing an action. [1/3 definitions] |
| ashamed |
feeling shame or guilt for doing something wrong or foolish. [1/3 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 so tired that you want to stop doing something. [1/2 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. |
| busy |
doing something or working on something. [1/3 definitions] |
| 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] |
| celebrate |
to honor something or make it special by giving gifts or doing things that people enjoy. |
| check up on |
to try to get information about what someone is doing. |
| chicken |
(informal) a person who is scared of doing something; a coward. [1/3 definitions] |
| chicken out |
(informal) to refrain from doing an intended thing because of fear; to lose one's courage to do something. |