Definition of active

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Active (a.) Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn..

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Distractive :: Distractive (a.) Causing perplexity; distracting.
Chylifactive :: Chylifactive (a.) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle..
Tractive :: Tractive (a.) Serving to draw; pulling; attracting; as, tractive power..
Retractive :: Retractive (n.) That which retracts, or withdraws..
Fiery :: Fiery (a.) Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.
Lust :: Lust (n.) Hence: Virility; vigor; active power.
Inactose :: Inactose (n.) A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive..
Active :: Active (a.) Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal..
Take :: Take (v. t.) In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to convey..
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..
Spirituous :: Spirituous (a.) Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure..
Glitter :: Glitter (v. i.) To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive; as, the glittering scenes of a court..
Leptiform :: Leptiform (a.) Having a form somewhat like leptus; -- said of active insect larvae having three pairs of legs. See Larva.
Restive :: Restive (a.) Inactive; sluggish.
Mesotartaric :: Mesotartaric (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also inactive tartaric acid..
Sedentary :: Sedentary (a.) Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil..
Retroactive :: Retroactive (a.) Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action; affecting what is past; retrospective.
Slow :: Slow (superl.) Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation; tardy; inactive.
Busy :: Busy (a.) Officious; meddling; foolish active.
Animosity :: Animosity (v. t.) Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
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