We have spotted ACTIVE (6 Letters) a total of 21 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with ACTIVE and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
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Having the power or quality of acting; causing change;
communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that
receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind. |
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Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body;
nimble; as, an active child or animal. |
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In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; --
opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active
hostilities; an active volcano. |
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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. |
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Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to
sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active
scenes. |
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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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Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn. |
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Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease;
an active remedy. |
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Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See
Active voice, under Voice. |
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Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or
affects something else; transitive. |
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Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from
mere existence or state. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
Usage among publishers:
- USA Today: Nov 25, 2024
- Thomas Joseph: Nov 18, 2024
- Thomas Joseph: Apr 10, 2024
- Newsday: Feb 15, 2024
- LA Times: Oct 29, 2023
- Newsday: Oct 25, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Jul 31, 2023
- Wall Street Journal: Mar 11, 2023
- USA Today: Jan 6, 2023
- Thomas Joseph: Oct 11, 2022
- USA Today: Aug 23, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Jun 2, 2022
- Thomas Joseph: May 20, 2022
- Wall Street Journal: Apr 25, 2022
- LA Times: Apr 1, 2022