[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["engaged in action ;characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy :an active life.Synonyms: operative , working , acting Antonyms: lazy", "being in a state of existence, progress, or motion:active hostilities.", "involving physical effort and action:active sports.", "having the power of quick motion; nimble :active as a gazelle.Synonyms: sprightly , agile", "characterized by action, motion, volume, use, participation, etc.:an active market in wheat; an active list of subscribers.Antonyms: sluggish", "causing activity activityor change; capable of exerting influence ( passive ):active treason.", "effective ( inert ):active ingredients.", "Grammar.noting or pertaining to a voice of verbal inflection in which typically the subject of the sentence is represented as performing the action expressed by the verb ( passive ):Writesin He writes a letter every dayis an active verb form.", "requiring or giving rise to action; practical :an active course.", "Geology.(of a volcano) having erupted within the last 10,000 years and likely to do so again or currently in a state of eruption.Compare dormant(def) dormant(def), extinct(def) extinct(def).", "Accounting. profitable ; busy :active accounts.", "requiring personal effort or attention; not automatic:an active alarm system.", "interest-bearing:active paper.", "Medicine/Medical.acting quickly; producing immediate effects:active remedies.", "Sociology.(of a crowd) engaging in purposeful activity, often of a militant nature.Compare expressive(def4) expressive(def4).", "Aerospace.able to transmit signals:an active communications satellite.", "Electronics.(of a device or system) acting as a source of electrical energy, as a generator, or capable of amplifying or converting voltages or currents, as a transistor or diode.", "(of a solar heating system) accumulating and distributing solar heat by mechanical means.", "Military.serving on active duty active duty."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Grammar.the active voice.a form or construction in the active voice.", "the active voice.", "a form or construction in the active voice.", "an active person, member, subscriber, etc.:The circular was mailed only to the actives on our list.", "Informal.something showing considerable action or activity:On the stock market there was heavy trading in the actives."]}]