Active
//ˈæk.tɪv//
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The word "active" can be used as adjective, adjective and noun.
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French active Greek active actifan actimetry activase activate active braking time active camouflage active couple active directory active dry yeast active duty active echolocation active euthanasia active fault active front active galactic nucleus active galaxy active gravitational mass active ingredient active learning active lidar active listening active material active matrix active measures active noise cancellation active noise control active participle active photolocation active power active radar active radicalization active rock active service active shooter active solar active sonar active time battle active timing active transport active travel active vocabulary active voice active volcano actively activeness activewear activism activist activity activize actometry ambiactive audioactive autoactive bioactive bronchoactive cardioactive cloud-active coactive cyberactive cytoactive diurnal active photolocation electroactive endoactive exoactive hyperactive hypoactive immunoactive interactive magnetoactive mechanoactive mucoactive myoactive neuroactive nocturnal active photolocation nonactive normoactive omniactive optically active overactive periactive pharmacoactive photoactive phytoactive piezoactive preactive proactive pseudoactive psychoactive psychroactive radioactive retroactive semi-active semiactive subactive superactive surface-active unactive underactive vasoactive venoactive
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about about acrobatic acrobatic activated activated activist activistic activistic agile alive alive astir athletic brisk brisk bustling bustling busy busy counteractive counteractive energetic eruptive eruptive existent existent existing going going gymnastic hands on hands-on hot hot hyperactive hyperactive involved live lively nimble nimble on go on the go open open operational overactive proactive proactive progressive progressive quick sporty sporty springy springy spry surface active surface-active
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