Cause
Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: the ice storm caused a massive power outage
Set
Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.
How words are described
| old | old cause | old set |
| good | good cause | good set |
| exact | exact cause | exact set |
| particular | particular cause | particular set |
| Other adjectives: usual, common, specific, right, original, initial, proper, single, actual, entire, big, great, huge, evil, main, new, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Noob novels cause this for several characters of its Spin-Off Neogicia, that is set earlier but focuses on a set of characters that were briefly shown in the former.
Source: Saved by Canon -
Likewise, most attacks have a hidden set of alternate Action Commands which cause Mario to perform them more "stylishly" for a bonus; some of the "stylish" versions involve spinning.
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Ouroboros: Keima uses this as a metaphor for how effect has become cause and the past has become the future thanks to the Stable Time Loop that set up his misadventures.
Source: Manga / The World God Only Knows
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