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deed
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- pronunciation:
- did
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an act, exploit, or accomplishment.
She thought she was doing a good deed by giving him money.The book is a fantasy about medieval knights and their heroic deeds.Committing this crime was the deed that he would regret for the rest of his life.- synonyms:
- act
- similar words:
- accomplishment, achievement, action, activity, attainment, commission, effort, exploit, feat, work
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| definition 2: |
(often pl.) one's actions in general, esp. as opposed to words.
His deeds tell us more about his character than his words.It is by your deeds that you will be judged.- similar words:
- actions
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| definition 3: |
a legal document that records an agreement or transaction, esp. concerning the ownership of property.
When we finished paying off the mortgage on the house, the bank sent us the deed to the property.- similar words:
- contract, document, instrument, title
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| related words: |
adventure, claim, conveyance, covenant, move, obligation, occurrence, paper, thing, treaty, trick, turn |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
deeds, deeding, deeded |
| definition: |
to transfer (property) by a deed.
I deeded them my house.- synonyms:
- transfer
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| related words: |
convey, transfer |
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