Definition of active

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Active (a.) Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman..

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Water Monitor :: Water monitor () A very large lizard (Varanaus salvator) native of India. It frequents the borders of streams and swims actively. It becomes five or six feet long. Called also two-banded monitor, and kabaragoya. The name is also applied to other aquatic monitors..
Conium :: Conium (n.) The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine..
Adorn :: Adorn (v. t.) To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive.
Torpid :: Torpid (a.) Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.
Laving :: Laving (v. i.) Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living faith; a living principle..
Inert :: Inert (a.) Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert..
Bonny :: Bonny (a.) Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful.
Savor :: Savor (a.) Pleasure; delight; attractiveness.
Deliver :: Deliver (v. t.) Free; nimble; sprightly; active.
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever..
Wight :: Wight (a.) Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active.
Active :: Active (a.) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice..
Actuate :: Actuate (v. t.) To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons.
Putrefactive :: Putrefactive (a.) Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive smell or process..
Charming :: Charming (a.) Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive.
Efficient :: Efficient (n.) Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power..
Reflex :: Reflex (a.) Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.
Exertion :: Exertion (n.) The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an exertion for him to move, to-day..
Busy :: Busy (a.) Officious; meddling; foolish active.
Ostentation :: Ostentation (n.) The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.
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