without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"
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"
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient"
of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare