uniformitarian
(ˌyu nəˌfɔr mɪˈtɛər i ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or designating the theory that geologic processes operative in the remote past were no different from processes operative now.
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aciurgy
Webster Dictionary
operative surgery
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take effect
(take effect)
Princeton's WordNet
go into effect or become effective or operative
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operation
(operation)
Princeton's WordNet
the state of being in effect or being operative
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inoperative
(ɪnˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv, -ˈɒp əˌreɪ tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
not operative; not in operation.
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revive
(ɪˈvaɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to become operative or valid again.
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agent-in-place
(agent-in-place)
Princeton's WordNet
an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
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james bond
(Bond, James Bond)
Princeton's WordNet
British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
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bond
(Bond, James Bond)
Princeton's WordNet
British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming
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all-weather
(all-weather)
Princeton's WordNet
usable or operative or practiced in all kinds of weather
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virtuous
Webster Dictionary
having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent
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operation
(ˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the state of being operative (usu. prec. by in or into):
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revive
(ɪˈvaɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to make operative or valid again.
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case officer
(case officer)
Princeton's WordNet
an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service
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effective
(ɪˈfɛk tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in operation or in force; functioning; operative:
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walk in
(walk-in)
Princeton's WordNet
an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum
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walk-in
(walk-in)
Princeton's WordNet
an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum
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retroactive
(ˌrɛ troʊˈæk tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute.
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effect
(ɪˈfɛkt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the state of being effective or operative; operation or execution:
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surgery
(surgery)
Princeton's WordNet
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
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work
(ɜrk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
productive or operative activity, esp. employment to earn one's living:
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exfiltration operation
(exfiltration operation)
Princeton's WordNet
a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger
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bridge agent
(bridge agent)
Princeton's WordNet
an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area
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start
(ɑrt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to become active, manifest, or operative; appear, issue forth, or come to life, esp. suddenly or abruptly:
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afterimage
(ˈæf tərˌɪm ɪdʒ, ˈɑf-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a visual image that persists after the stimulus that caused it is no longer operative.
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light adaptation
(light adaptation)
Princeton's WordNet
the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative
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surgery
(ˈsɜr dʒə ri)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures.
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plumber
(ˈplʌm ər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an undercover operative hired to detect or stop leaks of confidential information, often using questionable or illegal methods.
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cosmoplastic
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world-forming
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active
Webster Dictionary
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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