stimulant
noun [C] /ˈstɪm.jʊ.lənt/Definition
› something that makes or causes something else to grow or develop: Tourism has acted as a stimulant to the country's economy.Causing things to happen › a substance, such as a drug, which makes the mind or body more active: Caffeine, which is found in coffee and tea, is a mild stimulant.Specific types of drugDrugs - general wordsSpecific medicines and drugs
(Definition of stimulant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ization suffix
- -ize suffix
- agent noun (CAUSE)
- awaken (sth) in sb phrasal verb
- be associated with sth phrasal verb
- beget verb
- blaze a trail idiom
- factor noun (FACT)
- fuel noun
- instigate verb
- instigator noun
- introduce verb (PUT INTO USE)
- plant verb (PUT)
- produce verb (CAUSE)
- produce verb (RESULT IN)
- stir sth up phrasal verb (EMOTION)
- sure adjective
- the domino effect noun
- usher sth in phrasal verb
- wreak verb
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Causing things to happen
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