stimulus
noun [C] /ˈstɪm.jʊ.ləs/ (plural stimuli)Definition
C2 something that causes growth or activity: Foreign investment has been a stimulus to the industry. The book will provide a stimulus to research in this very important area.Encouraging and urging onInspiration and inspiring › specialized something that causes part of the body to react: The tip of the tongue is sensitive to salt and sweet stimuli and the back of the tongue is sensitive to bitter stimuli.Animal and plant biology - general words
(Definition of stimulus noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- barrack for sb phrasal verb
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- buoy verb (MAKE HAPPIER)
- cheer sb on phrasal verb
- cultivate verb (DEVELOP)
- galvanize verb
- gee sb up phrasal verb
- get in there! idiom
- good/great stuff! idiom
- goose verb (MAKE ACTIVE)
- muster verb (PRODUCE)
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- pave the way idiom
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- permit verb
- prepare the ground idiom
- root for sb phrasal verb
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