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[ deed ] / did / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deed ON THESAURUS.COM
nounsomething that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day. an exploit or achievement; feat: brave deeds. Often deeds. an act or gesture, especially as illustrative of intentions, one's character, or the like: Her deeds speak for themselves. Law. a writing or document executed under seal and delivered to effect a conveyance, especially of real estate. verb (used with object)to convey or transfer by deed. Origin of deedbefore 900; Middle English dede,Old English dēd, variant of dǣd; cognate with German Tat,Gothic gadēths;see do1 synonym study for deed1. See action. OTHER WORDS FROM deeddeedless, adjectivere·deed, verb (used with object)un·deed·ed, adjectiveWords nearby deeddeduction theorem, deductive, deduplicate, de Duve, dee, deed, deed box, deed poll, deejay, deek, deelie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deedOver the course of the year, Klaus would repeatedly, through word and deed, demonstrate his sympathies with Putin. Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then stab her to death and bring me back her lungs and liver as proof of your deed. In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST But, alas, Philadelphia received the honor and President Gerald Ford did the deed. New York’s Century-Old Time Capsule Is a Dud|Justin Jones|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The endgame for Hamas, avowedly in both word and deed, is Jewish genocide. Numbers Don’t Tell the Mideast Story|Thane Rosenbaum|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never in word or deed or thought while with them had I betrayed my sorrow even to myself. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST You searched the house near the little alley, after the second deed. Old Broadbrim Into the Heart of Australia|Author of "Old Broadbrim" She even objects to dogs, as I had to tell James the other day when he came to see me very early about signing some deed or other. Poor Relations|Compton Mackenzie He then specified the salary and commission to be paid, and engaged Mr. Feldman to draw the deed for the tenement house. Potash & Perlmutter|Montague Glass Besides, I hardly think that either he or his agent would have troubled to carry away an empty basin as a momento of the deed. The Tree of Knowledge|Mrs. Baillie Reynolds Does he not show within himself a deep scission—between his desire to return and his deed? Homer's Odyssey|Denton J. Snider
British Dictionary definitions for deed
nounsomething that is done or performed; act a notable achievement; feat; exploit action or performance, as opposed to words law a formal legal document signed, witnessed, and delivered to effect a conveyance or transfer of property or to create a legal obligation or contract verb(tr) US and Canadian to convey or transfer (property) by deed Word Origin for deedOld English dēd; related to Old High German tāt, Gothic gadeths; see do 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deedaccomplishment, reality, adventure, truth, act, action, feat, fact, transaction, document, certificate, lease, do, stunt, thing, plan, exploit, winning, commission, game |