We found 32 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word effective:
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 General (21 matching dictionaries)
- effective: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- effective: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- effective: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Effective: Wiktionary [home, info]
- effective: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- effective: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- effective: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- effective: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Effective: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Effective: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- effective: Rhymezone [home, info]
- effective: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- effective: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- effective: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Business (3 matching dictionaries)
- Effective: MoneyGlossary.com [home, info]
- Effective: Construction Term Glossary [home, info]
- effective: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- effective: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
- effective: Technical and Popular Medical Terms [home, info]
- effective: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- effective: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
- EFFECTIVE: Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: Sound-Alike Words [home, info]
Science (2 matching dictionaries)
- Effective: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
- effective: PlanetMath Encyclopedia [home, info]
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Quick definitions (effective)
▸ adjective: equipped and ready for service ("The fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers")
▸ adjective: existing in fact; not theoretical; real ("A decline in the effective demand")
▸ adjective: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively ("People who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons...-G.B.Shaw")
▸ adjective: exerting force or influence ("The law is effective immediately")
▸ adjective: producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect ("An air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation-LewisMumford")
▸ adjective: works well as a means or remedy ("An effective reprimand")
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