progressive progressive /prəˈgrɛsɪv/

adjective

1. () (government) favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)  ( reform-minded , reformist , progressive )
   (government) favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
   
2. () Favoring or promoting progress  ( progressive )
   favoring or promoting progress
    Progressive schools
   progressive schools
   
3. Advancing in severity  ( progressive )
   advancing in severity
    Progressive paralysis
   progressive paralysis
   
4. (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position  ( progressive )
   (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
    Progressive euchre
   progressive euchre
    Progressive tournaments
   progressive tournaments
   
5. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases  ( progressive )
   (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
   
6. Gradually advancing in extent  ( progressive )
   gradually advancing in extent
   

noun

1. A person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties  ( liberalist , progressive , liberal )
   a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
     The liberal politician advocated for progressive social policies and equal rights.
   The liberal politician advocated for progressive social policies and equal rights.
   
   
2. A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going  ( continuous tense , imperfect , imperfect tense , progressive , progressive tense )
   a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
   

 bachelor's button bachelor's button /ˈbætʃələrz ˈbʌtn/

noun

1. Tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color  ( bachelor's button , globe amaranth , Gomphrena globosa )
   tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color
   
   
2. An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue, purple, pink or white flowers  ( bachelor's button , bluebottle , Centaurea cyanus , cornflower )
   an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue, purple, pink or white flowers
   
   

 tomb tomb /ˈtuːm/

noun

1. () A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)  ( grave , tomb )
   a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
    He put flowers on his mother's grave
   he put flowers on his mother's grave
   
   

 drop press drop press /drɒp prɛs/

noun

1. Device for making large forgings  ( drop forge , drop hammer , drop press )
   device for making large forgings