Acting jack
acting jack
noun phrase
An acting sergeant; a soldier wearing the insignia of and having the authority of a sergeant but without the official rank
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anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. the process of doing: caught in the act. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of Congress. an instrument or document stating something done […]
- Acting up
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. the process of doing: caught in the act. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of Congress. an instrument or document stating something done […]
- Acting upon
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. the process of doing: caught in the act. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict; statute; judgment, resolve, or award: an act of Congress. an instrument or document stating something done […]
- Actinia
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia. Historical Examples This genus has been separated from actinia on account of its habit of throwing out threads when irritated. Glaucus Charles Kingsley The locomotive power of the anemone, or actinia, is very sluggish. Harper’s Young People, April 13, 1880 Various The actinia gemmacia, which is like […]
- Actinian
belonging or pertaining to the order or suborder Actiniaria, comprising the sea anemones. any sea anemone. Historical Examples Moreover, there are some modern corals in which the secondary cycle of mesenteries departs from the actinian plan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 Various