| active | | |
| active, active agent | (n.) | chemical agent capable of activity. |
| active, active voice | (n.) | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb.; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice" |
| active | (n.) | a person who is a participating member of an organization.; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees" |
| active | (adj.) | tending to become more severe or wider in scope.; "active tuberculosis" |
| active, combat-ready, fighting | (adj.) | engaged in or ready for military or naval operations.; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" |
| active | (adj.) | disposed to take action or effectuate change.; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances" |
| active, participating | (adj.) | taking part in an activity.; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations" |
| active | (adj.) | characterized by energetic activity.; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" |
| active | (adj.) | exerting influence or producing a change or effect.; "an active ingredient" |
| active | (adj.) | full of activity or engaged in continuous activity.; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" |
| active, alive | (adj.) | in operation.; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition" |
| active | (adj.) | (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions. |
| active | (adj.) | expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:.; "Hemingway favors active constructions" |
| active, dynamic | (adj.) | (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being. |
| active | (adj.) | (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting. |
| active | (adj.) | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt.; "active volcanos" |
| active | (adj.) | engaged in full-time work.; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession" |
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