Definition of active

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Active (a.) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.

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Mackerel :: Mackerel (n.) Any species of the genus Scomber, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food..
Savor :: Savor (a.) Pleasure; delight; attractiveness.
Cytoblast :: Cytoblast (n.) The nucleus of a cell; the germinal or active spot of a cellule, through or in which cell development takes place..
Abstractive :: Abstractive (a.) Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.
Active :: Active (a.) Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman..
Self-active :: Self-active (a.) Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents.
Deedful :: Deedful (a.) Full of deeds or exploits; active; stirring.
Extractive :: Extractive (a.) Tending or serving to extract or draw out.
Resort :: Resort (n.) Active power or movement; spring.
Coactive :: Coactive (a.) Acting in concurrence; united in action.
Alert :: Alert (a.) Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.
Busy :: Busy (a.) Officious; meddling; foolish active.
Agile :: Agile (a.) Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue..
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book..
Deedy :: Deedy (a.) Industrious; active.
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.
Deliverly :: Deliverly (adv.) Actively; quickly; nimbly.
Water Shrew :: Water shrew () Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits..
Inoperative :: Inoperative (a.) Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes..
Hyoscyamine :: Hyoscyamine (n.) An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp, offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc..
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