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Nouns (12)

n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

exertion, travail, sweat, hard work, elbow grease

n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

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Fuzzynyms (100)

act, enactment

n. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

deed, title

n. a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"

escapade, adventure, risky venture, dangerous undertaking

n. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

enterprise, endeavor, endeavour

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

venture

n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

performance, execution, doing, carrying into action, carrying out

n. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"

thing

n. an action; "how could you do such a thing?"

trick, caper, prank, antic, joke

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

dint

n. interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of'

might, mightiness, power

n. physical strength

escapade, lark

n. any carefree episode

play, turn

n. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

act, action

n. something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

effort, exertion, travail, sweat, hard work, elbow grease

n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

task, project, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

venture

n. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

venture

n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

career, calling, vocation

n. the particular occupation for which you are trained

pastime, interest

n. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

enterprise, endeavor, endeavour

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

experiment, experimentation

n. the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

stand

n. a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand"

seeking, quest

n. the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"

act, action

n. something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"

deed, feat, effort, exploit

n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

cause, drive, movement, campaign, crusade

n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

work

n. activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"

effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

activity

n. any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

enterprise, endeavor, endeavour

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

task, project, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

project, classroom project

n. a school task requiring considerable effort

venture

n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

venture

n. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

cause, drive, movement, campaign, crusade

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