Cause and Engine

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Engine and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Engine" with "Cause", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Engine noun - Something used to achieve a purpose.

Usage example: an engine of change

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Cause and engine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Engine".

Nearby Words: engineer, enginery

good	good cause	good engine
exact	exact cause	exact engine
original	original cause	original engine
proper	proper cause	proper engine
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, real, big, great, serious, huge, main, new, different, realistic, underlying.

Do it too long, and you might cause the engine to explode, or overstress some other component connected to the engine and cause it to break.

Source: Over Drive
Inverted example: Some of the engine oil ads sing the virtues of synthetic oils over the "natural" oils, since "natural" oils has things in it that cause wear in engine parts.

Source: All-Natural Snake Oil
When the engine starts up, the axle spins around and centrifugal forces cause the weights to swing in and out, regulating the speed of the engine.

Source: When Things Spin, Science Happens

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