nnoun.persona person secretly employed in espionage for a governmentSynset:intelligence agent intelligence officer secret agent
Hypernyms:agent
Inherited Hypernyms:secret agentagentrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:secret agentagentrepresentativenegotiatorcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:NOCagent-in-placeagent provocateurbridge agentcase officercodetalkerfootprovocateurspyundercover agentwalk-inwindtalker
Full Hyponyms:action officeragent-in-placeagent provocateurbridge agentcase officercodetalkercounterspydouble agentespionage agentfootforeign agentinfiltratornocsleeperspywalk-in
nnoun.personsomeone who can be employed as a detective to collect informationSynset:PI private detective private eye private investigator shamus sherlock
Hypernyms:detective
Inherited Hypernyms:private detectivedetectiveinvestigatorexpertpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:private detectivedetectiveinvestigatorexpertpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:hotel detectivehouse detectivehouse dickinquiry agentstore detective
Full Hyponyms:hotel detectiveinquiry agentstore detective
adjadj.allbeing in force or having or exerting forceExamples:- operative regulations
- the major tendencies operative in the American political system
Antonyms:inoperative
Inherited Hypernyms:operative
Similar to:effective good in effect in force operant in operation operating operational working
adjadj.allrelating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicineSynset:surgical
Examples:- a surgical appendix
- a surgical procedure
- operative dentistry
Antonyms:medical
Derivationally Related Form:operationoperatesurgery
Inherited Hypernyms:surgical
Similar to:postoperative preoperative
adj satadj.alleffective; producing a desired effectAntonyms:insignificant
Inherited Hypernyms:operative
Similar to:important significant
adj satadj.all(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performingSynset:functional running working
Examples:- in running (or working) order
- a functional set of brakes
Antonyms:malfunctioning
Derivationally Related Form:functionalityoperate
Inherited Hypernyms:running
Similar to:functioning