act's
Belonging to performance
Act's is the possessive form of act.
It indicates something belonging to or associated with a particular act: The act's final scene brought the audience to tears, The act's significance wasn't clear until years later.
In theater, it often refers to elements within a division of a play: The act's pacing felt rushed.
Dramatic unit or locale
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- stageRaised performance platform
audition · rehearsal · ensemble · soliloquy · blocking · cue · entrance · exit
Splitting into parts
- sectionDistinct divided part
- partPiece of whole
- chapterDivision of a book
- episodeSerialized content unit
movement · portion · phase · installment · scene · sequence · number · routine
Enacted written rule
- billAmount owed, written
- amendmentChange to official text
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- clauseProvision in agreement
decree · ordinance · regulation · parliament · ratification · repeal · enforcement · lawmaking
Manner of conducting oneself
- conductManner of behaving
- doingCarrying out an action
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- moveChange location or act
step · undertaking · performance · accomplishment · feat · exploit · endeavor · execution
Deceptive outward appearance
- maskFace-worn concealment
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- guiseExternal manner shown
- showMake something apparent
front · deception · feigning · bluff · performance · masquerade · affectation · pose
scene
Dramatic unit or locale
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
stage · audition · rehearsal · ensemble · soliloquy · blocking · cue · entrance · exit · intermission
division
Splitting into parts
episode · movement · portion · phase · installment · scene · sequence · number · routine · bit
statute
Enacted written rule
clause · decree · ordinance · regulation · parliament · ratification · repeal · enforcement · lawmaking · codification
behavior
Manner of conducting oneself
move · step · undertaking · performance · accomplishment · feat · exploit · endeavor · execution · commission
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
show · front · deception · feigning · bluff · performance · masquerade · affectation · pose · sham
- caught in the actDiscovered mid-wrongdoing
- act outPerform or misbehave
- acting upBehaving badly or failing
- get in on the actBegin participating in ongoing activity
- act upBehave badly or fail
- Civil Rights ActLaw prohibiting discrimination
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