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Nouns (12)

agent

n. a substance that exerts some force or effect

agent

n. a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

agent

n. a substance that exerts some force or effect

agent, broker

n. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

agent, federal agent

n. any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

agent, daemon, demon, intelligent agent, deamon

n. program that remains on the background and only pops up when something occurs (filtering incoming mail, searching for updates of web sites)

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Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (2)

causal, causative of

adj. involving or constituting a cause; causing; "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"

Fuzzynyms (91)

organ

n. a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

penis, phallus, member

n. the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)

part, piece

n. a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

spy, undercover agent

n. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

ambassador, embassador

n. a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another

diplomat

n. a person who deals tactfully with others

mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary

n. a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

messenger, courier

n. a person who carries a message

agent, broker

n. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

arbiter, arbitrator

n. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

negotiator, negotiant

n. someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)

detective, investigator, tec

n. a police officer who investigates crimes

watch, lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, scout, lookout man

n. a person employed to watch for something to happen

guide, scout, pathfinder

n. someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

spokesman

n. a male spokesperson

trustee, legal guardian

n. a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

administrator

n. the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

executor

n. a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will

officer, policeman, police officer

n. a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"

organ

n. a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

penis, phallus, member

n. the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)

part, piece

n. a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"

mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary

n. a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

middleman, jobber, wholesaler

n. someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers

contact, middleman

n. a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"

agent

n. a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

arbiter, arbitrator

n. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

negotiator, negotiant

n. someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)

char, woman, charwoman, cleaning lady, cleaning woman

n. a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet"

woman

n. a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman"

attendant

n. a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"

woman, adult female

n. an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

man, adult male

n. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

workman, working man, working person

n. an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

worker

n. a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"

hand, hired man, hired hand

n. a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"

employee

n. a worker who is hired to perform a job

mouthpiece, voice, representative, interpreter, spokesperson

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

subordinate, subsidiary, underling

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

Synonyms (23)

abortifacient

adj. causing abortion

activating, actuating

adj. causing motion or action or change

anorectic, anorexigenic

adj. causing loss of appetite; "an anorectic (or anorexigenic) drug"

conducive, contributing, contributive, contributory, contributive to

adj. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; "working conditions are not conducive to productivity"; "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city"; "a contributory factor"

errhine

adj. causing nasal discharge

inductive, inducive

adj. inducing or influencing; leading on; "inductive to the sin of Eve"- John Milton

motive, motivative, motivating

adj. impelling to action; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments"

motive, motor

adj. causing or able to cause motion; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"

precipitating

adj. bringing on suddenly or abruptly; "the completion of the railroad was the precipitating cause in the extinction of waterborne commerce"

responsible, responsible for

adj. being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible party"; "termites were responsible for the damage"

sternutatory, sternutative

adj. causing sneezing; "pepper is a sternutatory substance"

Antonyms (0)

causal agent

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