A motion picture whose storyline involves fast-paced activity and conflict, usually including such elements as a heroic protagonist, violent fights, acrobatic stunts, chase scenes, and gunplay.

plural of cause of action

plural of action adventure

plural of action movie

(art, uncountable) A genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image.

(chiefly Britain) A workplace protest by employees designed to inconvenience or disrupt the business of the employer.

A word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does.

To act; to act positively and decisively to resolve a problem.

(physiology) A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber.

A type of firearm action in which the weapon's bolt is operated manually by the opening and closing of the breech with a small handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the weapon.