These are the meanings of the letters BACT when you unscramble them.
- Act (n.)
A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done.
- Act (n.)
A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.
- Act (n.)
A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.
- Act (n.)
A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
- Act (n.)
Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).
- Act (n.)
That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
- Act (n.)
The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.
- Act (v. i.)
To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.
- Act (v. i.)
To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.
- Act (v. i.)
To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.
- Act (v. i.)
To perform on the stage; to represent a character.
- Act (v. t.)
To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.
- Act (v. t.)
To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.
- Act (v. t.)
To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
- Act (v. t.)
To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.
- Act (v. t.)
To perform; to execute; to do.
- Bat (n.)
A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.
- Bat (n.)
A part of a brick with one whole end.
- Bat (n.)
A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
- Bat (n.)
One of the Cheiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Cheiroptera and Vampire.
- Bat (n.)
Shale or bituminous shale.
- Bat (v. i.)
To use a bat, as in a game of baseball.
- Bat (v. t.)
To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.
- Cab (n.)
A Hebrew dry measure, containing a little over two (2.37) pints.
- Cab (n.)
A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually a public vehicle.
- Cab (n.)
The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station.
- Cat (n.)
A cat o' nine tails. See below.
- Cat (n.)
A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever position in is placed.
- Cat (n.)
A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.
- Cat (n.)
A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal and timber trade.
- Cat (n.)
An animal of various species of the genera Felis and Lynx. The domestic cat is Felis domestica. The European wild cat (Felis catus) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to the bay lynx (Lynx rufus) See Wild cat, and Tiger cat.
- Cat (n.)
An old game; (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is played. See Tipcat. (c) A game of ball, called, according to the number of batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.
- Cat (v. t.)
To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See Anchor.
- Tab (n.)
A border of lace or other material, worn on the inner front edge of ladies' bonnets.
- Tab (n.)
A loop for pulling or lifting something.
- Tab (n.)
A loose pendent part of a lady's garment; esp., one of a series of pendent squares forming an edge or border.
- Tab (n.)
A tag. See Tag, 2.
- Tab (n.)
The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.