Definitions for the word, operative

(a.) Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.

(a.) Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

(a.) Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.

(n.) A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.


238 words found in the Scrabble word, operative



Scrabble letter values
A is 1 points
B is 3 points
C is 3 points
D is 2 points
E is 1 points
F is 4 points
G is 2 points
H is 4 points
I is 1 points
J is 8 points
K is 5 points
L is 1 points
M is 3 points
N is 1 points
O is 1 points
P is 3 points
Q is 10 points
R is 1 points
S is 1 points
T is 1 points
U is 1 points
V is 4 points
W is 4 points
X is 8 points
Y is 4 points
Z is 10 points



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