actualize
— Verb
– English
~ represent or describe realistically
actually
— Adverb
– English
~ as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"
actually
— Adverb
– English
~ in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"
actually
— Adverb
– English
~ at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
actually
— Adverb
– English
~ used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous"
actuarial
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to the work of an actuary
actuary
— Noun
– English
~ someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
actuate
— Verb
– English
~ put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
actuate
— Verb
– English
~ give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
actuated
— Adjective
– English
~ moved to action; "a man actuated by unworthy desired"
actuating
— Adjective
– English
~ causing motion or action or change
actuation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of propelling
actuator
— Noun
– English
~ a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
acuate
— Adjective
– English
~ ending in a sharp point
acuity
— Noun
– English
~ sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
acuity
— Noun
– English
~ a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
Acular
— Noun
– English
~ nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly
aculea
— Noun
– English
~ small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects
Acrocomia aculeata
— Noun
– English
~ tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts
aculeate
— Adjective
– English
~ having or resembling a stinger or barb; "aculeate insects such as bees and wasps"