Dictionary entry details
• DEED (noun)
Meaning:
A notable achievement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
deed; exploit; feat; effort
Context examples:
he performed a great deed / the book was her finest effort
Hypernyms ("deed" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; achievement (the action of accomplishing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deed"):
acquiring; getting (the act of acquiring something)
mitsvah; mitzvah ((Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty)
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
rally; rallying (the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort)
recovery; retrieval (the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost))
running away (leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be)
stunt (a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention)
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
tour de force (a masterly or brilliant feat)
digging up; disinterment; exhumation (the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried)
equalisation; equalization; leveling (the act of making equal or uniform)
egress; egression; emergence (the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent)
causation; causing (the act of causing something to happen)
delivery; obstetrical delivery (the act of delivering a child)
departure; going; going away; leaving (act of departing)
derring-do (brave and heroic deeds)
discovery; find; uncovering (the act of discovering something)
disposal; disposition (the act or means of getting rid of something)
hit ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball))
effectuation; implementation (the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect)
Meaning:
A legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
deed of conveyance; deed; title
Context examples:
he signed the deed / he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
Hypernyms ("deed" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deed"):
bill of sale (a deed transferring personal property)
deed poll (a deed made and executed by only one party)
enfeoffment (under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service)
mortgage deed (deed embodying a mortgage)
title deed (a legal document proving a person's right to property)
