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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | spur |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | calcar, goad, impetus, incentive, incitement, instigation, prick, projection, provocation, rowel, snag, spine (on a cock'sleg), stimulus |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | spur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | arouse, catalyst, cause, drive, encourage, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, impetus, incentive, incite, instigate, motivate, move, needle, press, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, ridge, spark, spike, startle, stimulate, stimulus, stir, trigger, urge |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | provoke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To stir to action or feeling. |
| Synonyms: | egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, inspire, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, set off, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | stimulus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something that causes and encourages a given response. |
| Synonyms: | encouragement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, prod, push, stimulant, stimulation, stimulator |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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