active

active is a valid 6-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does active mean?

  • adjective

    engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

  • adjective

    engaged in full-time work

  • adjective

    exerting influence or producing a change or effect

  • adjective

    expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

  • adjective

    full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

  • adjective

    (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

  • adjective

    (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt

  • adjective

    (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

  • adjective

    tending to become more severe or wider in scope

  • noun

    chemical agent capable of activity

  • adjective

    (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

  • adjective

    taking part in an activity

  • adjective

    in operation

  • noun

    the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

  • noun

    a person who is a participating member of an organization

  • adjective

    characterized by energetic activity

  • adjective

    disposed to take action or effectuate change

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