cause

cause is a 5-letter English word with 16 senses as verb, noun, intransitive verb, and conjunction in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. verb. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.
2. verb. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground; reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.
3. verb. Sake; interest; advantage.
4. verb. A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
5. verb. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question; affair in general.
6. verb. The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and upheld by a person or party; a principle which is advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain.
7. noun. To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite verb.
8. intransitive verb. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
9. conjunction. Abbreviation of Because.
10. noun. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
11. noun. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

    "he supported populist campaigns"

    "they worked in the cause of world peace"

    Synonyms: campaign, crusade, drive, effort, movement

12. noun. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

    "the family brought suit against the landlord"

    Synonyms: case, causa, lawsuit, suit

13. noun. a justification for something existing or happening

    "he had no cause to complain"

    "they had good reason to rejoice"

    Synonyms: grounds, reason

14. noun. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

    "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"

15. verb. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

    "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"

    "My children finally got me to buy a computer"

    Synonyms: get, have, induce, make, stimulate

16. verb. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

    "cause a commotion"

    "make a stir"

    Synonyms: do, make

Synonyms

campaign, crusade, drive, effort, movement, case, causa, lawsuit, suit, grounds, reason, get, have, induce, make, stimulate, do

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in cause:

sauce

Common word forms

caused, causer, causes, causing, causeful, causeless

Words from these letters

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