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1982 video game
Action Quest is a video game written by Jack Verson for Atari 8-bit computers. It was published in 1982 by his company, JV Software. Action Quest combines
Action_Quest
ActionQuest is an organization which offers adventure programs for teenagers during the months of June, July and August. These programs include sail training
ActionQuest
1998 American animated film
Quest for Camelot (released internationally as The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot) is a 1998 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Frederik
Quest_for_Camelot
American animated television series
Jonny Quest (also known as The Adventures of Jonny Quest) is an American animated science fiction adventure television series about a boy who accompanies
Jonny_Quest_(TV_series)
Video game genre
Bandit (1983). Action Quest, released in May 1982, blended puzzle elements of adventure games into a joystick-controlled, arcade-style action game, which
Action-adventure_game
American media franchise
Jonny Quest is an American science fiction–adventure media franchise created by cartoonist and comic book artist Doug Wildey for Hanna-Barbera. It follows
Jonny_Quest
2017 action role-playing video game
Cat Quest is an action role-playing game developed by The Gentlebros and published by PQube. It was released in 2017 and received generally positive reviews
Cat_Quest
Upcoming video game
Titan Quest II is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Grimlore Games and published by THQ Nordic. A sequel to Titan Quest, the game is set
Titan_Quest_II
2024 video game
Cat Quest III (also titled as Cat Quest: Pirates of the Purribean) is a 2024 action role-playing game developed by The Gentlebros and published by Kepler
Cat_Quest_III
Player task in video games
above. Quests often fall into several types, such as kill quests, gather quests, delivery/"fetch" quests, and escort quests. However, quests can include
Quest_(video_games)
2022 video game
Dragon Quest Treasures is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by Tose and published by Square Enix. A spin-off of the Dragon Quest series, the game
Dragon_Quest_Treasures
1992 video game
Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness is a 1992 action-adventure platform game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Gargoyle's_Quest_II
1998 video game
Bomberman Quest is an action role-playing game. The player takes the role of Bomberman, who has to defeat monsters and collect items to defeat the Commander
Bomberman_Quest
2018 video game
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is an action role-playing sandbox game co-developed by Square Enix and Koei Tecmo's Omega Force and published by Square Enix.
Dragon_Quest_Builders_2
2006 video game
Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mystery Dungeon is 2006 action role-playing game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix as part of the Mystery
Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mystery Dungeon
Dragon_Quest:_Young_Yangus_and_the_Mystery_Dungeon
Upcoming Marvel Studios television miniseries
VisionQuest is an upcoming American television miniseries created by Terry Matalas for the streaming service Disney+, based on the Marvel Comics character
VisionQuest
Mixed reality headset
Quest 3's three frontal "pills" replaced by two sets of sensors and cameras arranged in triangular patterns. It adds an additional hardware "action button"
Meta_Quest_3S
Japanese video game franchise
Dragon Quest, previously published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005, is a series of role-playing video games created by Japanese game designer
Dragon_Quest
Film genre
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes
Action_film
Free-to-play video game
Pokémon Quest is a free-to-play action role-playing game in the Pokémon series developed by Game Freak. It was released for the Nintendo Switch in May
Pokémon_Quest
Piracy in Somalia
The SY Quest incident occurred in February 2011 when Somali pirates seized the American yacht SY Quest (s/v Quest) and four United States citizens. The
SY_Quest_incident
2016 video game
Dragon Quest Builders is a 2016 sandbox action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation
Dragon_Quest_Builders
Live action magic role-playing game
MagiQuest is a live action role-playing game where players take the role of magic users. The game takes place in dedicated MagiQuest locations in which
MagiQuest
1998 video game
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (also known as King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity) is a hybrid point-and-click adventure and action-adventure video game
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity
King's_Quest:_Mask_of_Eternity
Hanna-Barbera animated television series
accompany Dr. Benton Quest and bodyguard Race Bannon to investigate strange phenomena, legends, and mysteries in exotic locales. Action also takes place in
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
The_Real_Adventures_of_Jonny_Quest
2025 video game
was released in November 2025 for virtual reality headsets Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S. During a fight with Flag-Smasher, Deadpool falls into a portal
Marvel's_Deadpool_VR
2003 video game
Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest: Shōgeki no Shippo Dan is a 2003 action-adventure game developed by Tose and published by Square Enix for the Game Boy Advance
Slime_Mori_Mori_Dragon_Quest
Academic efforts to determine what words and actions, if any, may be attributed to Jesus
The quest for the historical Jesus consists of academic efforts to determine what words and actions, if any, may be attributed to Jesus, and to use the
Quest for the historical Jesus
Quest_for_the_historical_Jesus
1987 video game
Crystal Quest is an action game written by Patrick Buckland for the Macintosh and published by Casady & Greene in 1987. It was ported to the Apple IIGS
Crystal_Quest
2006 action role playing hack and slash video game
Titan Quest is a 2006 action role-playing game developed by Iron Lore Entertainment and published by THQ for Windows, first physically and then in 2007
Titan_Quest
2023 video game
Asgard's Wrath 2 is an action role-playing game developed by Sanzaru Games and published by Oculus Studios for the Meta Quest series of virtual reality
Asgard's_Wrath_2
1998 video game
Quest for Camelot is a 1998 action role-playing game developed by Titus Interactive and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Color. It is based on the
Quest for Camelot (1998 video game)
Quest_for_Camelot_(1998_video_game)
1998 video game
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire is the fifth and final game in the Quest for Glory computer game series by Sierra FX, a former "sub brand" of Sierra On-Line
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire
Quest_for_Glory_V:_Dragon_Fire
Video game series
Quest for Glory is a series of hybrid adventure/role-playing video games, which were designed by Corey and Lori Ann Cole. The series was created in the
Quest_for_Glory
2019 video game
Cat Quest II (sometimes stylized as Cat Quest II: The Lupus Empire) is a 2019 action role-playing game developed by The Gentlebros and published by PQube
Cat_Quest_II
2014 video game
Elliot Quest is a side-scrolling action-adventure platform game by Mexican developer Ansimuz Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows in 2014, followed
Elliot_Quest
2015 film directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone
Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest is a 2015 American animated direct-to-video action comedy film produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Despite the film being purposed
Tom_and_Jerry:_Spy_Quest
Virtual reality adventure game
reality action-adventure game developed by Red Storm Entertainment and published by Ubisoft for virtual reality (VR) headsets Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest Pro
Assassin's_Creed_Nexus_VR
2024 video game
a 2024 virtual reality action-adventure video game developed and published by Skydance Interactive for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, and
Skydance's_Behemoth
Video game company
Quest Corporation (株式会社クエスト, Kabushiki gaisha Kuesuto) was a Japanese video game company founded in 1988. Quest is best known for its critically acclaimed
Quest_Corporation
2001 video game
Lego Bionicle: Quest for the Toa (also known as Lego Bionicle and originally titled Lego Bionicle: Tales of the Tohunga) is a 2001 action-adventure game
Lego Bionicle: Quest for the Toa
Lego_Bionicle:_Quest_for_the_Toa
1999 film by Dean Parisot
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 American satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. It stars
Galaxy_Quest
Subgenre of role-playing and action video games
"Nintendo-style" action combat. In 1991, Square released Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden, also known as Final Fantasy Adventure or Mystic Quest in the West
Action_role-playing_game
Video game series
King's Quest (PC, 1984) / King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (1984/1987) / King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (Sega Master System, 1989) / King's Quest I: Quest
King's_Quest
2011 video game
Cargo! The Quest for Gravity (Russian: Эврика!) is an action-adventure game developed by Ice-Pick Lodge and published by bitComposer Interactive, and
Cargo!_The_Quest_for_Gravity
1993 video game
The Journey Home: Quest for the Throne, released in Japan as Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kodō, is a 1993 action role-playing game developed by Wolf Team and
The Journey Home: Quest for the Throne
The_Journey_Home:_Quest_for_the_Throne
Topics referred to by the same term
Dragon Quest Heroes may refer to: Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, a 2005 action-adventure video game and the second game in the Slime series of spinoff
Dragon_Quest_Heroes
1990 video game
Gargoyle's Quest was followed by the NES prequel Gargoyle's Quest II in 1992 and the Super NES sequel Demon's Crest in 1994. Gargoyle's Quest was released
Gargoyle's_Quest
1993 video game
Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors is an action video game for MS-DOS developed by American studio Presage Software and published in 1993 by Hollyware
Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors
Jonny_Quest:_Curse_of_the_Mayan_Warriors
2004 video game
during the fight with Schatt. Reception Virtua Quest received mixed reviews upon release. IGN said: "The action is mediocre at best, and the platform elements
Virtua_Quest
1989 video game
Secret Quest is a 1989 action-adventure game developed by Axlon and published by Atari Corporation for the Atari 2600. The player controls a humanoid character
Secret_Quest
2015 video game
The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot was a free-to-play action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal. The game combined castle building and
The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot
The_Mighty_Quest_for_Epic_Loot
2024 virtual reality superhero game
was released for the Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S on October 22, 2024, to critical acclaim. Batman: Arkham Shadow is an action-adventure video game played
Batman:_Arkham_Shadow
Virtual reality headset
October 13, 2020 as the Oculus Quest 2, as the second generation of the Quest line. It was then rebranded as the Meta Quest 2 in 2022, as part of a company-wide
Quest_2
2002 video game
It is part of the Dragon Quest and Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. The game was also
Torneko's_Great_Adventure_3
2011 video game
Quest 3: Daikaizoku to Shippo Dan is a 2011 action-adventure game by Square Enix for the Nintendo 3DS. It is a spinoff video game to the Dragon Quest
Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3
Slime_Mori_Mori_Dragon_Quest_3
American actor and screenwriter (born 1977)
also known for playing Ian Grimm on the Apple TV+ comedy series Mythic Quest (2020–2025), which he co-created with Day and Megan Ganz as executive producers
Rob_McElhenney
2007 video game expansion pack
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne is a 2007 expansion pack to the action role-playing game Titan Quest (2006). Developed by Iron Lore Entertainment, it was
Titan_Quest:_Immortal_Throne
1992 video game
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, released as Mystic Quest Legend in PAL regions and as Final Fantasy USA: Mystic Quest in Japan, is a 1992 role-playing video
Final_Fantasy_Mystic_Quest
Video game series
Space Quest is a series of six comic science fiction adventure games released between 1986 and 1995. The games follow the adventures of a hapless janitor
Space_Quest
2018 Bengali adventure mystery film
Guptodhoner Sondhane (transl. Quest for the hidden treasure) is a 2018 Indian Bengali-language action-adventure film written and directed by Dhrubo Banerjee
Guptodhoner_Sandhane
1989 video game
Fester's Quest (also known as Uncle Fester's Quest or The Addams Family: Uncle Fester's Quest) is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System based
Fester's_Quest
2013 video game
Nimble Quest is an action RPG video game which was originally released by NimbleBit on March 28, 2013. Originally a free-to-play game for iOS and Android
Nimble_Quest
1994 video game
seaQuest DSV is an action/strategy video game depiction of the seaQuest DSV television series for developed by Sculptured Software. A Super Nintendo Entertainment
SeaQuest_DSV_(video_game)
2004 video game
Quest of D is an arcade game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega on the Chihiro arcade board. It is the fifth trading card arcade game by Sega
Quest_of_D
1986 American TV series or program
Jonny Quest is an American animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and a continuation of the 1964–65 television series Jonny Quest. It debuted
The New Adventures of Jonny Quest
The_New_Adventures_of_Jonny_Quest
Video game genre
also an early example of a real-time, action role-playing game. In 1986, Chunsoft created the NES title Dragon Quest (called Dragon Warrior in North America
Role-playing_video_game
American clinical laboratory company
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated is an American clinical laboratory. A Fortune 500 company, Quest operates in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and
Quest_Diagnostics
1996 film by Jean-Claude Van Damme
The Quest is a 1996 American martial arts adventure film starring and directed by Jean-Claude Van Damme, in his directorial debut. It co-stars Roger Moore
The_Quest_(1996_film)
1989 American film
"'Survival Quest' Not a Half-Bad Action Movie". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1989. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. "Survival Quest – This
Survival_Quest
2023 video game
Dragon Quest Champions was a 2023 action role-playing game developed by Omega Force and published by Square Enix for Android and iOS. An entry in the
Dragon_Quest_Champions
1998 video game
Blade: Eternal Quest (ブレイズ&ブレイド 〜エターナルクエスト〜, Bureizu & Bureido 〜Etānaru Kuesuto〜), also known as simply Blaze & Blade, is a multiplayer action role-playing
Blaze and Blade: Eternal Quest
Blaze_and_Blade:_Eternal_Quest
2023 video game
Machine is a virtual reality action video game developed and published by Schell Games and released for Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro on August 17, and Windows
I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
I_Expect_You_To_Die_3:_Cog_in_the_Machine
2009 video game
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies is a 2009 role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and Square Enix for the Nintendo DS. Published by
Dragon_Quest_IX
1991 platform video game
Spanky's Quest is a 1991 puzzle-platform game developed and published by Natsume for the Game Boy and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Known
Spanky's_Quest
American professional wrestling promotion
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total_Nonstop_Action_Wrestling
2005 video game
Quest of Persia is an Iranian action-adventure video game series. The first Game of the series “The End of Innocence” was released in September 2005. "Lotfali
Quest_of_Persia
2011 video game
Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest (Medieval Moves in Europe) is a 2011 action adventure video game developed by San Diego Studio and Zindagi Games and
Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest
Medieval_Moves:_Deadmund's_Quest
Upcoming fangame
Bionicle: Quest for Mata Nui is a fan-made action role-playing video game created by CrainyCreations. Based on The Lego Group's Bionicle line of constructible
Bionicle:_Quest_for_Mata_Nui
Japanese manga by Riku Sanjo and Koji Inada
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Japanese: DRAGON QUEST –ダイの大冒険–, Hepburn: Doragon Kuesuto: Dai no Daibōken; lit. 'Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Dragon_Quest:_The_Adventure_of_Dai
2012 video game
Dragon Quest X: Awakening of the Five Tribes Online, also known as Dragon Quest X Online, is a 2012 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)
Dragon_Quest_X
Franchise of video games and media
Gusto Dragon Quest") is a series of Dragon Quest action-adventure games starring the Slime, a common enemy and mascot of the series. Dragon Quest: Monster
List_of_Dragon_Quest_media
2005 video game
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime is an action-adventure game developed by Tose and published by Square Enix for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
Dragon_Quest_Heroes:_Rocket_Slime
company of the Sea|mester, ActionQuest, and GoBeyond Student Travel brands. The company's origins began in 1985 with ActionQuest some years after its founder
Global_Expeditions_Group
2004 video game
Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest is a 2004 action role-playing video game for the PlayStation 2, set in the EverQuest universe. The game is playable
Champions_of_Norrath
Video game series
Police Quest (or SWAT) is a series of police simulation video games produced and published by Sierra On-Line between 1987 and 1998. The first five were
Police_Quest
2010 video game
Puzzle Quest 2 is a video game developed by Infinite Interactive for the Nintendo DS, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Windows
Puzzle_Quest_2
2004 video game
both through the quest's text and through scripted NPC actions. Quests are linked by a common theme, with each consecutive quest triggered by the completion
World_of_Warcraft
Treasure motif in Arthurian literature
his continuing quest to find the Holy Grail. His quest is primarily a plot device, as the episode's action revolves not around the quest but rather around
Holy_Grail
2010 South Korean action thriller film
Min-sik, the film follows NIS agent Kim Soo-hyun (Lee), who embarks on a quest for vengeance when his fiancée is brutally murdered by serial killer Jang
I_Saw_the_Devil
2018 film by Pierre Morel
Fleming and Tyson Ritter. In the film, a woman becomes a vigilante in a quest for vengeance against the drug cartel responsible for the death of her daughter
Peppermint_(2018_film)
1988 video game
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game developed by Sierra On-Line and published originally for PCs and home computers in 1988 as
King's_Quest_IV
1989 fantasy-RPG-themed board game (re-released 2021)
HeroQuest is an adventure board game created by the American board game manufacturer Milton Bradley in conjunction with the British company Games Workshop
HeroQuest
1987 video game
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest is a 1987 action role-playing game developed and published by Konami. It was originally released in Japan in 1987 for the
Castlevania_II:_Simon's_Quest
Policies aiming to increase inclusion of people from marginalized groups
affirmative action: The state of campus opinion". Academic Questions. 15 (4): 52–66. doi:10.1007/s12129-002-1045-8 (inactive 11 July 2025). ProQuest 603595788
Affirmative_action
American adult animated series
HarmonQuest is an American adult animated web series created by Dan Harmon and Spencer Crittenden. The show is part animated, part live action. Harmon
HarmonQuest
2023 video game
and published by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality for the Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro and the PlayStation VR2. The game is set in San Francisco
Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord
Ghostbusters:_Rise_of_the_Ghost_Lord
1986 video game
Dragon Quest, titled Dragon Warrior when initially localized to North America, is a 1986 role-playing video game developed by Chunsoft and published by
Dragon_Quest_(video_game)
British indoor laser tag franchise
Laser Quest is a British indoor laser tag franchise founded in Manchester, United Kingdom in 1989. Its laser tag games use infrared (IR) hand-held units
Laser_Quest
American television series (1993–1996)
SeaQuest DSV (stylized as seaQuest DSV and also promoted as simply seaQuest) is an American science fiction television series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon
SeaQuest_DSV
ACTION QUEST
ACTION QUEST
Girl/Female
American, British, English, Jamaican
From the Afton River; Place Name
Male
Greek
(Ακταίων) Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, AKTAION means "effulgence." He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted.Â
Male
German
 German form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
In ancient Greek mythology Actaeon was a hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Jamaican
From the Afton River
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English
Place Name; Oak Tree Settlement
Male
Russian
(Ðнтон) Russian form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Boy/Male
Greek
A hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Female
English
English unisex name derived from a place name ASTON means "east settlement."
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Acting; Actress; Action; Expressions; Act
Boy/Male
Tamil
Action
Boy/Male
English
A town in the U.K.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English Äc ‘oak’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : most probably a variant of Nathan, altered by folk etymology under the influence of the English vocabulary word nation.
Male
Romanian
 Romanian form of Greek Antonios, possibly ANTON means "invaluable." Compare with other forms of Anton.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Action
Girl/Female
Tamil
Action
Boy/Male
Hindu
Action
Boy/Male
British, English, Indian, Russian
Work
ACTION QUEST
ACTION QUEST
Boy/Male
Muslim
Cheerful, Lively
Girl/Female
Muslim
Incomparable
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from Great or Little Horrocks in Greater Manchester, so named from the plural of the dialect term hurrock ‘heaped-up pile of loose stones or rubbish’ (of uncertain origin).
Girl/Female
Arabic, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi, Tamil
Generous and Understanding; Diamond
Boy/Male
Indian
Wise, Intelligent, Thoughtful, Sensible
Boy/Male
Biblical
Asked or lent of God.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Yarbrough.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Pretty
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Long-Beard
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n.
Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action.
a.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
v. t.
To sell by auction.
n.
The things sold by auction or put up to auction.
n.
An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.
n.
A right of action; as, the law gives an action for every claim.
n.
Mutual action and reaction.
n.
Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.
a.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
n.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
n.
Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun.
a.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
n.
A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action.
a.
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
a.
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
n.
The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame.
a.
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
n.
Action by, or originating in, one's self or itself.
n.
A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; as, a motion to adjourn.