Nouns

(n)active agent, activechemical agent capable of activity
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(n)active voice, activethe 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”
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(n)activea person who is a participating member of an organization“the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees”
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Adjectives

(a)activetending to become more severe or wider in scope“active tuberculosis”
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(a)activedisposed 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”
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(a)activecharacterized by energetic activity“an active toddler”, “active as a gazelle”, “an active man is a man of action”
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(a)activeexerting influence or producing a change or effect“an active ingredient”
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(a)activefull of activity or engaged in continuous activity“an active seaport”, “an active bond market”, “an active account”
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(a)active(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
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(a)activeexpressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
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(a)active, dynamic(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
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(a)active(of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
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(a)active(of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt“active volcanoes”
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(a)activeengaged in full-time work“active duty”, “though past retirement age he is still active in his profession”
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(s)active, combat-ready, fightingengaged in or ready for military or naval operations“on active duty”, “the platoon is combat-ready”, “review the fighting forces”
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(s)active, participatingtaking part in an activity“an active member of the club”, “he was politically active”, “the participating organizations”
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(s)active, alivein operation“keep hope alive”, “the tradition was still alive”, “an active tradition”
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