| 单词 | cause |
| 释义 | cause (once / 18 pages) nv A cause makes an effect, and you're likely to hear the phrase "cause and effect" when people are trying to analyze how things happen. Cause can also mean something worth fighting for — like social justice or animal rights. You might raise money for a good cause, like ending poverty. Once the doctor determines the cause of your illness, she might make it her personal cause to discover a cure. The verb cause is all about the action of producing an effect, like when you slice onions and it causes your eyes to water. WORD FAMILYcause: causal, causation, causative, caused, causeless, causes, causing+/causal: causality, causally, noncausal/causality: causalities/causation: causations/causative: causatively, noncausative/caused: uncaused/causeless: causelessly/causing: causings/uncaused: uncausedly USAGE EXAMPLESIt caused some pain at halftime Sunday, and is something the Lakers are watching. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Customs and Border Patrol computer problems hit several U.S. airports on Monday, causing long lines at immigration checks, airport officials said. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Brisley said the cause of the outage was still being evaluated. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something they are trying to determine the cause of the crash Hypo|Hyper antecedent a preceding occurrence or cause or event aetiology, etiologythe cause of a disease factoranything that contributes causally to a result producersomething that produces mutagenesisan event capable of causing a mutation fundamentalany factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business parameterany factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance unknown quantitya factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent wild cardan unpredictable factor insertional mutagenesis(genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous DNA into a genome RF, releasing factor, releasing hormonea substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland intrinsic factora substance produced by the mucosa of the stomach and intestines that is essential for the absorption of vitamin B12 inception, origin, origination an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events 2n a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end they worked in the cause of world peace Syn|Hypo|Hyper campaign, crusade, drive, effort, movement ad blitz, ad campaign, advertising campaign an organized program of advertisements anti-war movementa campaign against entering or continuing a war charm campaigna campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support consumerisma movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaignthe campaign of a candidate to be elected fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising efforta campaign to raise money for some cause feminism, feminist movement, women's lib, women's liberation movementthe movement aimed at equal rights for women gay lib, gay liberation movementthe movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression lost causea defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable reforma campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices wara concerted campaign to end something that is injurious youth crusade, youth movementpolitical or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people front-porch campaign, front-porch campaigninga campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel hustingsthe activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making) whispering campaignthe organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate stumpingcampaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches) sales campaignan advertising campaign intended to promote sales public-relations campaignan advertising campaign intended to improve public relations venture any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome 3n any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results Syn|Hypo|Hyper causal agency, causal agent individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul a human being agentan active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect naturea causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe occult, supernaturalsupernatural forces and events and beings collectively theurgythe effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs first cause, prime mover, primum mobilean agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause destiny, fatethe ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) catalystsomething that causes an important event to happen deus ex machinaany active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty manipulator, operatoran agent that operates some apparatus or machine force, powerone possessing or exercising power or influence or authority life principle, vital principlea hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed enginesomething used to achieve a purpose cause of death, killerthe causal agent resulting in death dangera cause of pain or injury or loss agenta substance that exerts some force or effect antiflatulentany agent that reduces intestinal gas antifungal, antifungal agent, antimycotic, antimycotic agent, fungicideany agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi antimicrobial, antimicrobic, disinfectant, germicidean agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease druga substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictorany agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure vermicidean agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines) biohazard, biological agentany bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare eliminatoran agent that eliminates something impaireran agent that impairs infectious agent, infective agentan agent capable of producing infection lethal agentan agent capable of causing death motora nonspecific agent that imparts motion mutagenany agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation enlivener, invigorator, quickeneran agent that gives or restores life or vigor relaxerany agent that produces relaxation represser, repressoran agent that represses retardant, retardation, retardentany agent that retards or delays or hinders satisfierany agent capable of producing satisfaction shortenerany agent that shortens stressorany agent that causes stress to an organism teratogenany agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples transmitter, vectorany agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease weakenerthat which weakens or causes a loss of strength selfa person considered as a unique individual adult, grownupa fully developed person from maturity onward adventurer, venturera person who enjoys taking risks anomaly, unusual persona person who is unusual applicant, appliera person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission appointee, appointmenta person who is appointed to a job or position capitalista person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business) captor, capturera person who captures and holds people or animals changer, modifiera person who changes something color-blind persona person unable to distinguish differences in hue common man, common person, commonera person who holds no title communicatora person who communicates with others contestanta person who participates in competitions cowarda person who shows fear or timidity creatora person who grows or makes or invents things controversialist, disputant, eristica person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy applied scientist, engineer, technologista person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems entertainera person who tries to please or amuse experimentera person who enjoys testing innovative ideas experta person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully facea part of a person that is used to refer to a person female, female persona person who belongs to the sex that can have babies individualista person who pursues independent thought or action denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitanta person who inhabits a particular place aboriginal, aborigine, indigen, indigene, nativean indigenous person who was born in a particular place nativea person born in a particular place or country inexperienced person, innocenta person who lacks knowledge of evil intellect, intellectuala person who uses the mind creatively juvenile, juvenile persona young person, not fully developed lovera person who loves someone or is loved by someone loved onea person who you love, usually a member of your family leadera person who rules or guides or inspires others male, male persona person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies money dealer, money handlera person who receives or invests or pays out money national, subjecta person who owes allegiance to that nation nonreligious persona person who does not manifest devotion to a deity nonworkera person who does nothing compeer, equal, match, peera person who is of equal standing with another in a group beholder, observer, perceiver, percipienta person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses perchera person situated on a perch forerunner, precursora person who goes before or announces the coming of another primitive, primitive persona person who belongs to an early stage of civilization religious persona person who manifests devotion to a deity sensualista person who enjoys sensuality traveler, travellera person who changes location unfortunate, unfortunate persona person who suffers misfortune persona non grata, unwelcome persona person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome unskilled persona person who lacks technical training workera person who works at a specific occupation Africana native or inhabitant of Africa person of color, person of colour(formal) any non-European non-white person Black, Black person, Negro, Negroid, blackamoora person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) Caucasian, White, White persona member of the Caucasoid race Amerindian, Native Americanany member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived Slavany member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language gentilea person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus Hebrew, Israelite, Jewa person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties Aries, Ram(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries Bull, Taurus(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus Gemini, Twin(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini Cancer, Crab(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer Leo, Lion(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo Virgin, Virgo(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo Balance, Libra(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra Scorpio, Scorpion(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio Archer, Sagittarius(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius Capricorn, Goat(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn Aquarius, Water Bearer(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius Fish, Pisces(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces abatora person who abates a nuisance abjurera person who abjures abominationa person who is loathsome or disgusting abstainer, abstinent, nondrinkera person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages achiever, succeeder, success, winnera person with a record of successes acquaintance, frienda person with whom you are acquainted acquirera person who acquires something (usually permanently) activea person who is a participating member of an organization actor, doer, workera person who acts and gets things done adjudicatora person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes admirera person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves adopteesomeone (such as a child) who has been adopted adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resistersomeone who offers opposition adviseesomeone who receives advice advocate, advocator, exponent, proponenta person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea affianta person who makes an affidavit agnostic, doubtersomeone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something amateursomeone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime ancienta person who lived in ancient times antia person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.) anti-Americana person who is opposed to the United States and its policies apprehendera person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice) appreciatora person who is fully aware of something and understands it archaista person who archaizes arrogatora person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess assesseea person (or property) that is assessed asthmatica person suffering from asthma authority(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others autodidacta person who has taught himself baby boomer, boomera member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s baby buster, bustera person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically bad guyany person who is not on your side bad persona person who does harm to others baldhead, baldpate, baldya person whose head is bald balker, baulker, noncomplianta person who refuses to comply bullfighter, toreadorsomeone who fights bulls bathera person who takes a bath bearda person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) bedfellowa person with whom you share a bed bereaved, bereaved persona person who has suffered the death of someone they loved best, topperthe person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others birtha baby born; an offspring bitersomeone who bites bloggera person who keeps and updates a blog blond, blondea person with fair skin and hair bluecoata person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor) bodybuilder, muscle builder, muscle-builder, musclebuilder, musclemansomeone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature bombera person who plants bombs brunet, brunettea person with dark (brown) hair bustera person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something candidate, prospectsomeone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) casea person requiring professional services cashiera person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant) celebrant, celebrater, celebratora person who is celebrating censorsomeone who censures or condemns chameleona changeable or inconstant person beguiler, charmera person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) baby, childan immature childish person chutzpanik(Yiddish) a person characterized by chutzpa closera person who closes something clumsy persona person with poor motor coordination aggregator, collectora person who collects things battler, belligerent, combatant, fighter, scrappersomeone who fights (or is fighting) company operatoran operator who works for a company complexifiersomeone makes things complex compulsivea person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things computer usera person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business contemplativea person devoted to the contemplative life converta person who has been converted to another religious or political belief ape, aper, copycat, emulator, imitatorsomeone who copies the words or behavior of another countera person who counts things counterterroristsomeone who attempts to prevent terrorism crawler, creepera person who crawls or creeps along the ground creature, wighta human being; `wight' is an archaic term creditora person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists cripplesomeone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back dancer, social dancera person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball) dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, decedent, departedsomeone who is no longer alive deaf persona person with a severe auditory impairment debaser, degradera person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins) debitor, debtora person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt delayera person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late deliverera person who gives up or transfers money or goods demandera person who makes demands dietera person who diets differentiator, discriminatora person who (or that which) differentiates disentangler, unraveler, unravellera person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state contestant, dissenter, dissident, objector, protestera person who dissents from some established policy dividera person who separates something into parts or groups domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalenta person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship double, image, look-alikesomeone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor) dressera person who dresses in a particular way dribbler, driveller, drooler, slobberera person who dribbles driverthe operator of a motor vehicle drug user, substance abuser, usera person who takes drugs dyslectica person who has dyslexia ectomorpha person with a thin body effecter, effectorone who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose elevator operatoran operator of an elevator Elizabethana person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I emotional persona person subject to strong states of emotion endomorpha heavy person with a soft and rounded body engine driver, engineer, locomotive engineer, railroad engineerthe operator of a railway locomotive enjoyera person who delights in having or using or experiencing something enrolleea person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study ethnica person who is a member of an ethnic group adventurer, explorersomeone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) extravert, extrovert(psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings faddista person who subscribes to a variety of fads fallera person who falls fastenera person who fastens or makes fast fiduciarya person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary first-raterone who is first-rate followera person who accepts the leadership of another free agent, free spirit, freewheelersomeone acting freely or even irresponsibly frienda person you know well and regard with affection and trust fleer, fugitive, runawaysomeone who flees from an uncongenial situation gainera person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits) gainer, weight gainera person who gains weight gamblera person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events gatekeepersomeone who controls access to something gatherera person who gathers good guyany person who is on your side good persona person who is good to other people grantera person who grants or gives something greeter, saluter, welcomera person who greets grinnera person who grins groanera person who groans gruntera person who grunts guessera person who guesses handicapped persona person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially hatera person who hates heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight, straight persona heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex hoisteran operator of a hoist gay, homo, homophile, homosexualsomeone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex homunculusa tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell hopesomeone (or something) on which expectations are centered hopera person who hopes huddlera person who crouches huggera person who hugs immunea person who is immune to a particular infection insured, insured persona person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc. interpretersomeone who uses art to represent something introvert(psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts Jata member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs gem, jewela person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry jockeyan operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus juggernaut, steamrollera massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way jumpera person who jumps juniorthe younger of two persons killer, slayersomeone who causes the death of a person or animal relation, relativea person related by blood or marriage kinka person with unusual sexual tastes kneelera person in a kneeling position knockera person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance) apprehender, knowera person who knows or apprehends large persona person of greater than average size Latina person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin laughera person who is laughing or who laughs easily assimilator, learner, scholarsomeone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs left-hander, lefty, southpawa person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right lifea living person lightning rodsomeone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another linguist, polyglota person who speaks more than one language literate, literate persona person who can read and write livera person who has a special life style longer, thirster, yearnera person with a strong desire for something loose cannona person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous machinean efficient person mailera person who mails something malcontenta person who is discontented or disgusted manthe generic use of the word to refer to any human being manipulatora person who handles things manually man jacka single individual marrieda person who is married masturbator, onanista person who practices masturbation measurera person who makes measurements nonmembera person who is not a member mesomorpha person with a well-developed muscular body ladino, mestizoa person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) middlebrowsomeone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow miracle man, miracle workera person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles misogamista person who hates marriage mixed-blooda person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races moderna contemporary person monolinguala person who knows only one language mother hena person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way) motormanthe operator of streetcar mouseperson who is quiet or timid maimer, mangler, mutilatora person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples namera person who gives a name or names namesakea person with the same name as another neglectera person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities neighbor, neighboura person who lives (or is located) near another neutralone who does not side with any party in a war or dispute nondescripta person is not easily classified and not very interesting nonparticipanta person who does not participate nonpartisan, nonpartizana person who is nonpartisan nonperson, unpersona person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons) nonresidentsomeone who does not live in a particular place nonsmokera person who does not smoke tobacco nude, nude persona naked person nursera person who treats something carefully occultista believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts optimista person disposed to take a favorable view of things orphansomeone or something who lacks support or care or supervision ostricha person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand) ejector, oustera person who ousts or supplants someone else outcastea person belonging to no caste outdoorsmana person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing) owner, possessora person who owns something coddler, mollycoddler, pamperer, spoilersomeone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence pansexuala person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds excuser, forgiver, pardonera person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense partnera person who is a member of a partnership partya person involved in legal proceedings passera person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group personageanother word for person; a person not meriting identification personificationa person who represents an abstract quality perspirer, sweatera person who perspires philosophera wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity chooser, picker, selectora person who chooses or selects out pisser, urinatora person who urinates contriver, deviser, plannera person who makes plans playera person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously posturersomeone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others powderersomeone who applies or scatters powder influenceone having power to influence another Molocha tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice preserversomeone who keeps safe from harm or danger propositusthe person immediately affected by or concerned with an action public relations persona person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public pursuera person who pursues some plan or goal pussycata person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable quarteran unspecified person quittera person who gives up too easily radicala person who has radical ideas or opinions radio operatorsomeone who operates a radio transmitter realista person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly rectifiera person who corrects or sets right carrottop, red-header, redhead, redheadersomeone who has red hair registranta person who is formally entered (along with others) in a register (and who obtains certain rights thereby) allayer, comforter, relievera person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies repeatera person who repeats recoverer, rescuer, saversomeone who saves something from danger or violence restera person who rests controller, restrainera person who directs and restrains revenanta person who returns after a lengthy absence have, rich person, wealthy persona person who possesses great material wealth right hander, right-hander, righthandera person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left risera person who rises (especially from bed) rompera person who romps or frolics roundheada brachycephalic person ruler, swayera person who rules or commands rushera person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously scientista person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences scratchera person who scratches to relieve an itch mediocrity, second-ratera person of second-rate ability or value cloud seeder, seedera person who seeds clouds quester, searcher, seekersomeone making a search or inquiry segregatesomeone who is or has been segregated romanticist, sentimentalistsomeone who indulges in excessive sentimentality sex objectany person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification sex symbola person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractiveness mover and shaker, shakera person who wields power and influence showmana person skilled at making effective presentations signatory, signersomeone who signs and is bound by a document simple, simpletona person lacking intelligence or common sense six-footera person who is at least six feet tall skidder, slider, slippera person who slips or slides because of loss of traction slavea person who is owned by someone slavesomeone entirely dominated by some influence or person sleepyheada sleepy person slouchera person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage small persona person of below average size smashera person who smashes something smilera person who smiles sneezera person who sneezes sniffera person who sniffs sniffler, snivelera person who breathes audibly through a congested nose snuffera person who snuffs out candles snufflera person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus) socialiser, socializera person who takes part in social activities sorta person of a particular character or nature sounding boarda person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability sphinxan inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret spiritthe vital principle or animating force within living things expectorator, spittera person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) sporta person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances sprawlera person who sprawls spurnera person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt squint-eye, squintera person with strabismus smotherer, stiflera person who stifles or smothers or suppresses stigmatic, stigmatista person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ) stoopera person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward strangeran individual that one is not acquainted with strugglera person who struggles with difficulties or with great effort case, guinea pig, subjecta person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation supernumerarya person serving no apparent function surrenderer, yieldera person who yields or surrenders survivalistsomeone who tries to insure their personal survival or the survival of their group or nation survivorone who outlives another suspectsomeone who is under suspicion switchmana man who operates railroad switches taggersomeone who appends or joins one thing to another taggersomeone who assigns labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter tappera person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly telegraph operator, telegrapher, telegraphistsomeone who transmits messages by telegraph switchboard operator, telephone operator, telephonistsomeone who helps callers get the person they are calling temptera person who tempts others termera person who serves a specified term scourge, terror, threata person who inspires fear or dread testate, testatora person who makes a will scrag, skin and bones, thin persona person who is unusually thin and scrawny third-raterone who is third-rate or distinctly inferior throwersomeone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm) tigera fierce or audacious person totemista person who belongs to a clan or tribe having a totem touchera person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something transfer, transfereesomeone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another transexual, transsexuala person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex cross-dresser, transvestitesomeone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex attempter, essayer, trierone who tries turnerone of two persons who swing ropes for jumpers to skip over in the game of jump rope tyrantany person who exercises power in a cruel way opener, undoer, unfastener, untiera person who unfastens or unwraps or opens usera person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something vanishera person who disappears dupe, victima person who is tricked or swindled Victoriana person who lived during the reign of Victoria visionarya person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible visually impaired personsomeone who has inferior vision waitera person who waits or awaits wakera person who awakes walk-inperson who walks in without having an appointment needer, wantera person who wants or needs something warda person who is under the protection or in the custody of another warriorsomeone engaged in or experienced in warfare watchera person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body doormat, weakling, wussa person who is physically weak and ineffectual weasela person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky squirmer, wiggler, wrigglerone who can't stay still (especially a child) winkera person who winks withholdera person who refrains from granting witness(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law worldlinga person absorbed by the concerns and interests and pleasures of the present world yawnera person who yawns endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril, riska source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune powder kega potentially explosive state menace, threatsomething that is a source of danger alkaliser, alkalizer, antacid, antiacid, gastric antacidan agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) bacteriostata chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial growth blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, whiteneran agent that makes things white or colorless chemical agentan agent that produces chemical reactions coagulant, coagulatoran agent that produces coagulation coolanta fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another diluent, dilutant, thinnera diluting agent emmenagogueany agent that promotes menstrual discharge galactagogueagent that induces milk secretion hypnagoguean agent that induces drowsiness or sleep hypoglycaemic agent, hypoglycemic agentany of various agents that decrease the level of glucose in the blood and are used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus induceran agent capable of activating specific genes lactifugeany agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding) lactogenany agent that enhances milk production mitogenan agent that triggers mitosis nerve agent, nerve gasa toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system precipitantan agent that causes a precipitate to form solvating agentan agent that converts something into a solvate viricide, virucidean agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses physical entity an entity that has physical existence 4n a justification for something existing or happening he had no cause to complain Syn|Hyper grounds, reason justification a statement in explanation of some action or belief 5n a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy Syn|Hypo|Hyper case, causa, lawsuit, suit civil suit a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant class action, class-action suita lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group countersuita suit brought against someone who has sued you criminal suita lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant moota hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise bastardy proceeding, paternity suita lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked 6v give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally cause a commotion cause an accident Syn|Hypo|Hyper do, make determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape shape or influence; give direction to initiate, pioneertake the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of effect, effectuate, set upproduce makecompel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way occasiongive occasion to call forth, evoke, kick up, provokeevoke or provoke to appear or occur breed, engender, spawncall forth actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propelgive an incentive for action force, impelurge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate facilitateincrease the likelihood of (a response) dispose, inclinemake receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief disincline, indisposemake unwilling miscreateshape or form or make badly carry weighthave influence to a specified degree decideinfluence or determine reshapeshape anew or differently timeset the speed, duration, or execution of indexadjust through indexation paceregulate or set the pace of predeterminedetermine beforehand accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfillput in effect strike upbegin innovate, introducebring something new to an environment draw, getearn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, tripput in motion or move to act precipitatebring about abruptly hasten, induce, rush, stimulatecause to occur rapidly drivecompel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment inspiresupply the inspiration for pickprovoke constitute, establish, found, institute, plantset up or lay the groundwork for arrange, stageplan, organize, and carry out (an event) mountput up or launch attempt, set about, undertakeenter upon an activity or enterprise devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, preparearrange by systematic planning and united effort servecontribute or conduce to create, make make or cause to be or to become 7v cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner Syn|Hypo get, have, induce, make, stimulate decide cause to decide persuadecause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm bringinduce or persuade solicitincite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination encouragespur on letactively cause something to happen leadcause to undertake a certain action inspire, instigate, promptserve as the inciting cause of suborninduce to commit perjury or give false testimony compel, obligate, obligeforce somebody to do something force, thrustimpose urgently, importunately, or inexorably hustlepressure or urge someone into an action bring around, bring roundcause to adopt an opinion or course of action badgerpersuade through constant efforts sellpersuade somebody to accept something chat uptalk to someone with the aim of persuading him talk intopersuade somebody to do something rope indraw in as if with a rope; lure blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, palaver, sweet-talk, wheedleinfluence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering convert, convince, win overmake (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something brainwashpersuade completely, often through coercion giveguide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion assureassure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence charm, influence, temptinduce into action by using one's charm prevailuse persuasion successfully dragpersuade to come away from something attractive or interesting tempttry presumptuously walkmake walk coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeezeto cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city" clamorcompel someone to do something by insistent clamoring condemncompel or force into a particular state or activity shamecompel through a sense of shame apply, enforce, implementensure observance of laws and rules enforce, imposecompel to behave in a certain way |
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