Definition of active

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Active (a.) Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind..

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Peart :: Peart (a.) Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day..
Putrefactive :: Putrefactive (a.) Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction..
Hearty :: Hearty (superl.) Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm; cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic; active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting the government..
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as, a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each respiration; to burn iron in oxygen..
Serviceable :: Serviceable (a.) Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for, the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent..
Shipment :: Shipment (n.) The act or process of shipping; as, he was engaged in the shipment of coal for London; an active shipment of wheat from the West..
Humanitarian :: Humanitarian (n.) One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of his kind; a philanthropist.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Chylific :: Chylific (a.) Chylifactive.
Inactivity :: Inactivity (n.) The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter..
Swanlike :: Swanky (n.) An active and clever young fellow.
Aerobies :: Aerobies (n. pl.) Microorganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids.
Light-winged :: Light-winged (a.) Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
Yern :: Yern (a.) Eager; brisk; quick; active.
Silent :: Silent (a.) Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent..
Pseudoneuroptera :: Pseudoneuroptera (n. pl.) division of insects (Zool.) reticulated wings, as in the Neuroptera, but having an active pupa state. It includes the dragon flies, May flies, white ants, etc. By some zoologists they are classed with the Orthoptera; by others, with the Neuroptera..
Free-soil :: Free-soil (a.) Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846-1856..
Extractive :: Extractive (n.) Any one of a large class of substances obtained by extraction, and consisting largely of nitrogenous hydrocarbons, such as xanthin, hypoxanthin, and creatin extractives from muscle tissue..
Action :: Action (n.) Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice..
Blaze :: Blaze (n.) A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an outburst; a brilliant display..
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