Cause and Need

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Need and cause are semantically related. in reason topic. In some cases you can use "Need" instead the word "Cause" as a noun or a verb.

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

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Cause and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead the word "Need" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

human	human cause	human need
good	good cause	good need
physical	physical cause	physical need
particular	particular cause	particular need
Other adjectives: natural, specific, original, true, single, obvious, actual, real, big, great, serious, little, immediate, frequent, possible, apparent, less, greater, biological.

And if you don't mind me sayin', if that don't work, your breath will certainly get the job done, 'cause you definitely need some Tic Tacs or somethin', 'cause your breath STINKS!

Source: You Need a Breath Mint
Historical Hero Upgrade: The Watchers are depicted in the Apocrypha as angels who were entrusted with humanity's well-being, but sinned through their lust towards human women and sired children with them (the Nephilim, the principal cause and need for the Great Flood).

Source: Film / Noah
I let 'im go 'cause good enemies iz 'ard to find, an' Orks need enemies ta fight like they need meat ta eat an' grog ta drink.

Source: Badass Boast / Tabletop Games

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