Associations to the word «Operative»

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

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".