active: Information About The Word 'active'

active is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'active' is made up of 6 letters.

• (a) tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"
• (a) 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"
• (a) characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
• (a) exerting influence or producing an effect; "an active ingredient"
• (a) full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
• (a) of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
• (a) expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
• (a) expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
• (a) (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
• (a) producing activity or change
• (a) engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
• (n) chemical agent capable of activity
• (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"
• (n) a person devoted to the active life
• (s) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
• (s) taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
• (s) in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
• (s) being in physical motion; "active fish in the aquarium"
• (s) characterized by energetic bodily activity; "tennis is an active sport"; "a very physical dance performance"

Using the word 'active' in Scrabble will fetch you 11 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 13 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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