#680. Action. -- N. action
performance
doing
perpetration;
exercise
excitation
movement
operation
evolution
work
labor
(exertion) 6
praxis
execution
procedure
handicraft;
business
agency
deed
act
overt act
stitch
touch
job
doings
dealings
proceeding
measure
step
maneuver
bout
passage
move
stroke
blow
coup
coup de main
tour de force
(display) 8
feat
exploit
achievement
handiwork
workmanship
manufacture
stroke of policy
actor
V. do
perform
execute
achieve
transact
enact;
commit
perpetrate
inflict
exercise
prosecute
carry on
work
practice
play
employ oneself
ply one's task
officiate
have in hand
6
labor
be at work
pursue a course
shape one's course
(conduct) 692
act
operate
take action
take steps
strike a blow
lift a finger
stretch forth one's hand
take in hand
put oneself in
motion
put in practice
carry into execution
act upon
be an actor
take a part in
act a part in
play a part in
perform a part in
participate in
have a hand in
have a finger in the
pie
have to do with
be a party to
be a participator in
bear a hand
lend a hand
pull an oar
run in a race
mix oneself up with
682
be in action
come into operation
Adj. doing
acting
in action
in harness
on duty
in
operation
Adv. in the act
in the midst of
in the thick of
red-handed
in
flagrante delicto[Lat]
while one's hand is in
Phr. "action is eloquence" [Coriolanus]
actions speak louder than
words
"awake
arise
or be
forever fall'n" [Paradise Lost]
dii pia facta vident [Lat][Ovid]
faire
fare fac[It]
fronte capillata post est occasio calva[Lat];
"our deeds are sometimes better than our thoughts" [Bailey]
"the great
end of life is not knowledge but action" [Huxley]
"thought is the soul of
act" [R. Browning]
"we
live in deeds not years" [Bailey]
#681. Inaction. -- N. inaction
passiveness
abstinence from action;
noninterference
nonintervention
Fabian policy
conservative policy;
neglect
inactivity
rest
quiescence
want of
occupation
idle hours
time hanging on one's hands
dolce far niente[It]
sinecure
featherbed
featherbedding
cushy job
no-
show job
soft snap
soft thing
V. not do
not act
not attempt
be inactive
abstain from
doing
do nothing
hold
spare
not stir
not move
not lift a finger
not
lift a foot
not lift a peg
fold one's arms
fold one's hands
leave
alone
let alone
let be
let pass
let things take their course
let it
have its way
let well alone
let well enough alone
quieta non
movere[Lat]
rest and be thankful
live and let live
lie rest upon one's oars
stand aloof
refrain
remit one's
efforts
relax one's efforts
desist
stop
pause
wait
lie in wait
bide one's time
take time
tide it over
cool one's heels
kick one's heels
while away the time
while away
tedious hours
pass the time
fill up the time
beguile the time
talk
against time
let the grass grow under one's feet
waste time
(inactive) 683
lie by
lie on the shelf
lie in ordinary
lie idle
lie to
lie
fallow
keep quiet
slug
have nothing to do
whistle for want of thought
undo
do away with
take down
take to pieces
destroy
Adj. not doing
not done
undone
passive
unoccupied
unemployed
out of employ
out of work
fallow
Adv. re infecta[Lat]
at a stand
with folded
arms
with the hands in the pockets
with the hands behind one's back
pour
Int. so let it be! stop!
hands off!
Phr. cunctando restituit rem "If it ain't broke don't fix it"
[Lat][Bert Lance]
stare decisis [Latin: (Law) let the decision stand]
#682. Activity. -- N. activity
briskness
liveliness
animation
life
vivacity
spirit
dash
energy
snap
vim
nimbleness
agility
smartness
quickness
velocity
alacrity
promptitude
despatch
dispatch
expedition
haste
punctuality
eagerness
zeal
ardor
earnestness
intentness
abandon
vigor
energy)
devotion
exertion
industry
assiduity
assiduousness
sedulity
laboriousness;
drudgery
painstaking
diligence
perseverance
indefatigation|
habits of business
vigilance
wakefulness
sleeplessness
restlessness
insomnia;
racketing
movement
bustle
stir
fuss
ado
bother
pottering
fidget
fidgetiness
flurry
officiousness
dabbling
meddling
interference
interposition
intermeddling
tampering with
intrigue
press of business
no sinecure
plenty to do
many irons in the fire
great doings
busy hum of men
battle of life
thick of the action
housewife
busy bee
new brooms
sharp fellow
sharp blade
devotee
enthusiast
zealot
meddler
intermeddler
intriguer
busybody
hummer
hustler
live man [U.S.]
rustler * [U. S.]
V. be active
busy oneself in
stir
stir about
stir one's
stumps
bestir oneself
rouse oneself
speed
hasten
peg away
lay about
one
bustle
fuss
raise up
kick up a dust
push
make a push
make a
fuss
make a stir
go ahead
push forward
fight one's way
elbow one's
way
make progress
toll
plod
persist
(persevere) 604a
keep up the ball
keep the pot boiling
look sharp
have all one's eyes about one
rise
arouse oneself
hustle
get up early
be about
keep moving
steal a march
kill two birds with one stone
seize the opportunity
not lose a moment
make the most of one's time
not suffer the grass to
grow under one's feet
improve the shining hour
make short work of
dash
off
make haste
do one's best take pains
6
do wonders
work wonders
have many irons in the fire
have one's hands full
have much on one's
hands
have other things to do
have other fish to fry
be busy
not have a
moment to spare
not have a moment that one can call one's own
have one's fling
run the round of
go all lengths
stick at nothing
run riot
outdo
overdo
overact
overlay
overshoot the mark
make a toil of a
pleasure
have a hand in
take an active part
put in one's
oar
have a finger in the pie
mix oneself up with
trouble
one's head
about
intrigue
agitate
tamper with
meddle
moil
intermeddle
interfere
interpose
obtrude;
poke one's nose in
thrust one's nose in
Adj. active
brisk
brisk as a lark
brisk as a bee
lively
animated
vivacious
alive
alive and kicking
frisky
spirited
stirring
nimble
nimble as a squirrel
agile
light-footed
nimble-footed;
tripping
quick
prompt
instant
ready
alert
spry
sharp
smart;
fast
quick as a lamplighter
expeditious
awake
broad
awake
go-ahead
live wide-awake
forward
eager
strenuous
zealous
enterprising
in earnest
resolute
industrious
assiduous
diligent
sedulous
notable
painstaking;
intent
indefatigable
unwearied
never tired
plodding
hard-working
businesslike
workaday
bustling
restless
restless as a hyena
fussy
fidgety
pottering;
busy
busy as hen with one chicken
working
at work
on duty
in harness
up in arms
on one's legs
at
call
up and doing
up and stirring
busy
occupied
hard at work
hard at it
up to one's ears in
full of
business
busy as a bee
busy as a one-armed paperhanger
meddling
meddlesome
pushing
officious
astir
stirring
afoot
on foot
in full swing;
eventful
on the alert
Adv. actively
with life and spirit
with might and main
686,with haste
with wings
full tilt
in mediis rebus[Lat]
Int. be alive
look alive
look sharp! move on
push on! keep moving!
step lively!
Phr. carpe diem
nulla
dies sine linea [Latin][Pliny]
nec mora nec requies [Latin][Vergil];
the plot thickens
No sooner said than done
"veni vidi
vici" [Lat][Suetonius]
catch a weasel asleep
abends wird der Faule
dictum ac factum [Lat][Terence]
schwere Arbeit in
der Jugend ist sanfte Ruhe im Alter[German: hard work in youth means soft
rest in age]
"the busy hum of men" [Milton]
#683. Inactivity. -- N. inactivity
inaction
inertness
obstinacy
lull
quiescence
rust
rustiness
idleness
remissness
sloth
indolence
dawdling
dullness
languor
segnity|
segnitude|
sluggishness
procrastination
torpor
torpidity
stupor
somnolence;
drowsiness
nodding
hypnotism
lethargy
heavy eyelids
sleep
slumber
sound sleep
heavy sleep
balmy sleep
Morpheus;
Somnus
coma
trance
dream
hibernation
nap
doze
snooze
siesta
wink of sleep
forty winks
snore
dull work
pottering
relaxation
Castle of
Indolence
[Cause of inactivity] lullaby
sedative
tranquilizer
hypnotic
sleeping pill
relaxant
anaesthetic
general anaesthetic
torpedo
[person who is inactive] idler
drone
dawdle
dummy
sleeping partner
afternoon
farmer
truant
loafer
goldbrick
goldbicker
lounger
lazzarone[It]
lubber
slow coach
opium eater
lotus eater
slug
lag|!
sluggard
slugabed
slumberer
dormouse
marmot
waiter on Providence
fruges consumere natus[Lat]
V. be inactive
do nothing
move slowly
let
the grass grow under one's feet
take one's time
dawdle
drawl
lag
hang back
slouch
loll
lounge
poke
loaf
loiter
go to sleep over
sleep at one's post
ne battre que d'une
take it easy
take things as they come
lead an easy life
vegetate
swim with the stream
eat the bread of idleness
loll in the lap of luxury
loll in the lap of indolence
waste time
consume time
kill time
lose
time
burn daylight
waste the precious hours
idle away time
trifle away time
fritter away time
fool away time;
spend time in
take time in
peddle
piddle
potter
dabble
fiddle-faddle
dally
dilly-dally
sleep
slumber
be asleep
hibernate
oversleep
sleep like a top
sleep like a log
sleep like a dormouse
sleep soundly
heavily
doze
snooze
nap
take a nap
dream
snore one's best;
settle to sleep
go to sleep
go off to sleep
doze off
drop off
fall
asleep
drop asleep
close the eyes
seal up the eyes
seal up eyelids;
weigh down the eyelids
get sleep
nod
yawn
go to bed
turn
get some
z's
stack z's [coll.]
languish
expend itself
flag
hang fire
relax
render idle
mitigate
Adj. inactive
motionless
unoccupied
indolent
lazy
slothful
idle
remiss
slack
inert
torpid
sluggish
otiose
languid
supine
heavy
dull
leaden
soulless
listless
lazy as Ludlam's dog
dilatory
laggard
lagging
slow
rusty
flagging;
lackadaisical
maudlin
fiddle-faddle
pottering
(irresolute) 605
sleeping
asleep
fast asleep
dead asleep
sound asleep
in a
sound sleep
sound as a top
dormant
comatose
in the arms of Morpheus
in
the lap of Morpheus
sleepy
drowsy
somnolent
lethargic
heavy
heavy with sleep
napping;
somniferous
soporific
hypnotic
balmy
dreamy
unawakened
unawakened
sedative
Adv. inactively
at leisure
Phr. the eyes begin to draw straws
"bankrupt of life yet prodigal of
ease" [Dryden]
"better 50 years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay"
[Tennyson]
"idly busy rolls their world away" [Goldsmith]
"the mystery
of folded sleep" [Tennyson]
"the timely dew of sleep" [Milton]
"thou
driftest gently down the tides of sleep" [Longfellow]
"tired Nature's
sweet restorer
balmy sleep" [Young]
#684. Haste. -- N. haste
urgency
despatch
dispatch
acceleration
spurt
forced march
rush
dash
speed
velocity
precipitancy
precipitation
precipitousness
impetuosity;
hurry
drive
scramble
bustle
fuss
fidget
flurry
flutter
splutter
V. haste
hasten
make haste
make a dash
hurry on
dash on
whip on
push on
press on
press forward
hurry
scuttle
along
barrel along
bundle on
dart to and fro
bustle
flutter
scramble;
plunge
plunge headlong
dash off
rush
express
bestir oneself
lose no time
lose not a moment
lose not an instant
make short work of
make the best of one's time
make
the best of one's way
be precipitate
jump at
be in haste
be in a hurry
have no time
have not a moment to lose
have not a moment to spare
work
against time
quicken
accelerate
expedite
put on
precipitate
urge
whip
railroad
Adj. hasty
hurried
brusque
scrambling
cursory
precipitate
headlong
furious
boisterous
impetuous
hotheaded
feverish
fussy;
pushing
in haste
in a hurry
in hot haste
in all haste
breathless
pressed for time
hard pressed
urgent
Adv. with haste
with all haste
with breathless speed
in haste
apace
all at once
(instantaneously) 1
at short notice
immediately
posthaste
by cable
by express
by telegraph
by forced marches
hastily
precipitately
helter-skelter
holus-bolus
slapdash
slap-bang
full-tilt
full drive
heels over head
head and shoulders
headlong
by fits and starts
by spurts
hop skip and jump
devil take
the hindmost
no time to be lost
no sooner said than done
a word and a blow
haste makes waste
maggiore fretta minore atto
[Italian]
ohne Hast aber ohne Rast [German][Goethe's motto]
"stand not
upon the order of your going but go at once" [Macbeth]
"swift
swift
you
dragons of the night" [Cymbeline]
#685. Leisure. -- N. leisure
convenience
spare time
spare hours
spare moments
vacant hour
time
time to spare
time on one's hands;
holiday
relaxation
ease
no hurry
no big rush
no deadline
V. have leisure
take one's time
take one's leisure
take
one's ease
repose
move slowly
while away the time
(inaction) 6
be master of one's time
be an idle man
Adj. leisure
leisurely
slow
deliberate
quiet
calm
undisturbed
at leisure
at one's ease
at loose ends
at a loose end
Adv. unhurriedly
deliberately
without undue haste
anytime
Phr. time hanging heavy on one's hands
eile mit Weile[Ger]
#686. Exertion. -- N. exertion
effort
strain
tug
pull
stress
throw
stretch
struggle
spell
spurt
stroke of work
stitch
of work
"a strong pull a long pull and a pull all together"
dead lift
heft;
gymnastics
exercise
wear and tear
ado
toil and
trouble
uphill work
hard work
warm work
harvest time
labor
work
toil
travail
manual labor
sweat of one's brow
drudgery
slavery
hammering
limae
labor[Lat]
industry
industriousness
trouble
pains
duty
resolution
energy
V. exert oneself
exert one's energies
tax one's energies
use
exertion
labor
work
toil
moil
sweat
fag
drudge
slave
drag a lengthened
chain
wade through
strive
stretch a long arm
pull
tug
ply
ply the
oar
tug at the oar
do the work
take the laboring oar
bestir oneself (be active) 6
take trouble
trouble oneself
work hard
rough it
put forth one's strength
put forth a strong arm;
fall to work
bend the bow
buckle to
set one's shoulder to the wheel
(resolution) 60
work like a horse
work like a cart horse
work like a
galley slave
work like a coal heaver
labor day and night
work day and
night
redouble one's efforts
do double duty
work double hours
work
double tides
sit up
burn the candle at both ends
stick to
(persevere) 604a
work one's way
fight one's way
lay about one
hammer
at
take pains
do one's best
do one's level best
do one's utmost
give
one hundred percent
do the best one can
do all one can
do all in one's
power
do as much as in one lies
do what lies in one's power
use one's
best endeavor
use one's utmost endeavor
try one's best
try one's utmost;
play one's best card
put one's best leg foremost
put one's right leg
foremost
have one's whole soul in his work
put all one's strength into
strain every nerve
spare no efforts
spare no pains
go all lengths
go
through fire and water
move heaven and earth
leave
no stone unturned
Adj. laboring
laborious
elaborate
strained
toilsome
troublesome
wearisome
uphill
herculean
gymnastic
hard-working
painstaking
strenuous
energetic
hard at work
on the stretch
Adv. laboriously
lustily
pugnis et calcibus[Lat]
with
might and main
with all one's might
with a strong hand
with a sledge
hammer
with much ado
to the best of one's abilities
totis viribus[Lat]
vi et armis[Lat]
manibus pedibusque[Lat]
tooth and nail
unguibus et
rostro[Lat]
hammer and tongs
heart and soul
through thick and thin
(perseverance) 604a
by the sweat of one's brow
suo Marte
"and still be doing
never done"
[Butler]
buen principio la mitad es hecha [Sp]
cosa ben fatta e' fatta
due volie [It];"it is better to wear out than to rust out" [Bp. Hornel];
labor omnia vincit "labor
wide as the earth
has its summit in Heaven"
[Lat][Vergil][Carlyle]
le travail du corps delivre des peines de l'esprit
manu forti[Lat]
ora et labora[Lat]
#687. Repose. -- N. repose
rest
silken repose
sleep
relaxation
breathing time
halt
stay
pause
respite
day of rest
dies non
Sabbath
Lord's day
holiday
red-letter day
vacation
recess
V. repose
rest
rest and be thankful
take a rest
take one's ease
take it easy
relax
unbend
slacken
take breath
rest upon one's
oars
pause
stay one's hand
lie down
recline
recline on a bed of down
recline on an easy chair;
go to rest
go to bed
go to sleep
take a holiday
shut up shop
lie fallow
Adj. reposing
relaxed
unstrained
[of materials and people] unstressed
Adv. at rest
Phr."the best of men have ever loved repose" [Thompson]
"to repair
our nature with comforting repose" [Henry VIII]
#688. Fatigue. -- N. fatigue
weariness
yawning
drowsiness
lassitude
tiredness
fatigation|
exhaustion
sweat
dyspnoea
anhelation
shortness of breath
faintness
collapse
prostration
swoon
fainting
deliquium[Lat]
syncope
V. be fatigued
yawn
droop
sink
flag;
lose breath
lose wind
gasp
pant
puff
blow
drop
swoon
faint
succumb
fatigue
tire
weary
irk
flag
jade
harass
exhaust
knock up
wear
out
prostrate
tax
task
strain
overtask
overwork
overburden
overtax
overstrain
Adj. fatigued
tired
weary
drowsy
drooping
haggard
wayworn
footsore
surbated|
weather-
beaten
faint
done up
used up
knocked up
bushed * [U.S.]
exhausted
prostrate
spent
overtired
overspent
overfatigued
unrestored
worn
worn out
battered
shattered
pulled down
seedy
altered
breathless
windless
short of breath
out of breath
short of wind;
blown
puffing and blowing
short-breathed
broken winded
short-winded
ready to drop
all in
more dead than alive
dog-weary
walked off
one's legs
tired to death
on one's last legs
played out
hors de
fatiguing
tiresome
irksome
wearisome
weary
trying
#689. Refreshment. -- N. bracing
recovery of strength
recuperation
restoration
revival
repair
refection
refocillation|
refreshment
bait
relief
break
spell
refreshment stand
refreshments
ice cream[list]
cold soda
soda
pop
hot dogs (food)
V. brace
reinvigorate
air
freshen up
refresh
recruit
repair
fan
refocillate|
refresh the
inner man
breathe
respire
drink in the ozone
take a break
take a breather
take five
draw breath
take a deep breath
take breath
gather breath
take a long breath
regain breath
recover breath
get better
raise one's
head
recover one's strength
regain one's strength
renew one's strength
perk up
get one's second wind
come to oneself
feel refreshed
feel like a giant
refreshed
Adj. refreshing
recuperative
refreshed
unwearied