activity Noun
( activities)
The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities.
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Something done as an action or a movement.
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Something done for pleasure or entertainment, especially one involving movement or an excursion.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
, volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=( The Guardian Weekly)
, title= Fantasy of navigation
, passage=Like most human activities , ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}
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Use (of internet, playstation, bank account etc.).
Usage notes
* Adjectives often used with "activity": increased, decreased, high, low, volcanic, seismic, eruptive, intellectual, physical, mental, spiritual, muscular, cerebral, favorite, recreational, practical, cultural, artistic, literary, musical, political, diplomatic, military, domestic, voluntary, missionary, chemical, optical, productive, reproductive, industrial, commercial, etc.
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* rest
* passivity
Derived terms
* radioactivity
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implement Etymology 1
From .
Noun
( en noun)
A tool or instrument for working with.
- They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.
* 1900 , Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams'', ''Avon Books , (translated by James Strachey) pg. 234:
- A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around.
Synonyms
* See also
Etymology 2
From Scottish English or (etyl)
Verb
( en verb)
to bring about; to put into practice
- It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement .
to carry out; to do
Usage notes
* Objects: plan, programme, strategy, policy, agreement, order, specification, etc.
Derived terms
* implementable
* implementation
* implementer
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