We found 34 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word operative:
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 General (23 matching dictionaries)
- operative: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- operative: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- operative: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- operative: Wiktionary [home, info]
- operative: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- operative: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- operative: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- operative (adj.): Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- operative: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms [home, info]
- The Operative: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Operative: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- operative: Rhymezone [home, info]
- operative: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- operative: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- operative: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Business (4 matching dictionaries)
- operative: Webster's New World Law Dictionary [home, info]
- OPERATIVE: Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition [home, info]
- operative: Legal dictionary [home, info]
- operative: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- operative: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
- operative: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- operative: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- operative: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
- operative: Idioms [home, info]
Science (1 matching dictionary)
- Operative: Biological Sciences Dictionary [home, info]
Sports (1 matching dictionary)
- Operative: 2060 Shadow-Slang [home, info]
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Quick definitions (operative)
▸ noun: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
▸ noun: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
▸ adjective: effective; producing a desired effect ("The operative word")
▸ adjective: of or relating to a surgical operation ("Operative surgery")
▸ adjective: being in force or having or exerting force ("Operative regulations")
▸ adjective: (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
▸ adjective: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine ("Operative dentistry")
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