128 entries under cause topic. ×

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seed(source, origin)
3
target(noun, plan, desire, object)
2
ulterior motive(noun, expression, plan, desire)
2
base(noun, support, regulation, action)
2
bedrock(noun, support, action, start)
2
cover(noun, verb, study, consider)
2
derivation(suggestion, source, theory, origin)
2
essence(noun, form, support, action, end)
2
heart(noun, support, action, feeling, understanding)
2
infrastructure(noun, support, action, start)
2
inspiration(noun, feeling, drive, plan)
2
mainspring(noun, feeling, start, object)
2
necessity(noun, help, start, benefit)
2
notion(noun, form, end, feeling, understanding)
2
premise(noun, support, action, base)
2
spur(noun, feeling, drive, desire)
2
stuff(noun, good, feeling, understanding)
2
substratum(noun, support, action, start)
2
underpinning(noun, support, action, start)
1
demonstration(noun, information, base, call)
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