| archaic |
| 1. n. (archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the W | |
| 2. n. (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens. | |
| 3. adj. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated. | |
| 4. adj. (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity. | |
| 5. adj. (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period | |
| nimble |
| 1. adj. Quick and light in movement or action. | |
| He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp. | |
| 2. adj. Quick-witted and alert. | |
| She has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation. | |
| active |
| 1. adj. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. | |
| certain active principles; the active powers of the mind | |
| 2. adj. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble. | |
| an active child or animal | |
| 3. adj. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force | |
| active laws; active hostilities | |
| 4. adj. (specifically, of a volcano) Being an active volcano. Compare extinct and dormant | |
| 5. adj. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy | |
| an active man of business; active mind; active zeal | |
| 6. adj. Requiring or implying action or exertion | |
| active employment or service active scenes | |
| 7. adj. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative | |
| an active rather than a speculative statesman | |
| 8. adj. Brisk; lively. | |
| an active demand for corn | |
| 9. adj. Implying or producing rapid action. | |
| an active disease; an active remedy | |
| 10. adj. (heading, grammar) About verbs. | |
| 11. adj. Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice. | |
| 12. adj. Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive. | |
| 13. adj. Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state. | |
| 14. adj. (computing, of source code) Capable of being processed by a compiler or interpreter. | |
| 15. adj. (gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner. | |
| 16. n. A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting. | |
