90 entries under basis topic. ×
| antecedent(noun, cause, reason, base, matter) | |
| wellspring(noun, person, cause, start, base) | |
| ancestor(noun, person, cause, base, beginning) | |
| begetter(person, cause, foundation, pop) | |
| birthplace(noun, cause, authority, beginning, stock) | |
| determinant(noun, person, cause, reason, base) | |
| font(noun, cause, supply, source, foundation) | |
| fountainhead(noun, person, cause, start, rise) | |
| mainspring(noun, verb, cause, start, reason) | |
| paternity(noun, cause, foundation, family) | |
| core(noun, cause, start, base, beginning) | |
| generator(noun, cause, source, derivation) | |
| impulse(noun, verb, cause, source) | |
| inducement(noun, cause, reason, base, matter) | |
| inspiration(noun, cause, source, spring) | |
| kickoff(noun, start, top, base, beginning) | |
| originator(noun, person, cause, reason, authority) | |
| roots(noun, cause, line, source) | |
| square one(noun, expression, cause, start, top) | |
| causation(noun, cause, reason, base, matter) |
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