Associations to the word «Operative»
Noun
- Co
- Cia
- Rochdale
- Cooperative
- Dairy
- Grower
- Laden
- Supermarket
- Jihad
- Dividend
- Anglia
- Intelligence
- Espionage
- Incision
- Federation
- Op
- Saskatchewan
- Limited
- Consumer
- Informant
- Retail
- Masonry
- Industrial
- Spinner
- Labour
- Factory
- Fbi
- Ltd
- Hydra
- Farmer
- Operative
- Spacer
- Valerie
- Novak
- Saving
- Midlands
- Merger
- Organisation
- Milk
- Grocery
- Spy
- Retailer
- Grocer
- Union
- Explosive
- Credit
- Agency
- Lincolnshire
- Enterprise
- Worker
- Organiser
- Trading
- Pioneer
- Commonwealth
- Nixon
- Syndicate
- Directorate
- Zion
- Mohammed
- Ownership
- Membership
- Dentistry
- Unknown
- Peri
- Anesthesia
- Fed
- Surgery
- Liberal
- Guyana
- Complication
Adjective
Wiktionary
OPERATIVE, adjective. Effectual or important.
OPERATIVE, adjective. Functional, in working order.
OPERATIVE, adjective. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
OPERATIVE, adjective. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
OPERATIVE, adjective. Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
OPERATIVE, noun. An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
OPERATIVE, noun. A spy, secret agent, or detective.
OPERATIVE, noun. A participant of an operation.
OPERATIVE CLAUSE, noun. (legal) A clause (of a judgment, order, resolution, etc.) which requires anything to be done or not to be done.
OPERATIVE WORD, noun. The key word in a sentence.
OPERATIVE WORDS, noun. Plural of operative word
Dictionary definition
OPERATIVE, noun. A person secretly employed in espionage for a government.
OPERATIVE, noun. Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information.
OPERATIVE, adjective. Being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system".
OPERATIVE, adjective. Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry".
OPERATIVE, adjective. Effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word".
OPERATIVE, adjective. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.