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Word entry · 8 letters

stimulus

Best crossword clue

"Prompt to act"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɪm.jə.ləs/Part of speech nounSorted ilmsstuuStarts with SEnds with S2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin stimulus (“goad, prick”).

Used in a sentence

  • an economic stimulus
  • From the beginning of the show to the end, vanity is the sole stimulus and reward of action—vanity, that never looks beyond the present.
  • respond to a stimulus

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Prompt to act8 letters
02Incentive8 letters

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