Cause and Target

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Target and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Cause".

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

Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.

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Cause and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

good	good cause	good target
particular	particular cause	particular target
usual	usual cause	usual target
common	common cause	common target
Other adjectives: specific, original, true, valid, single, likely, obvious, actual, real, big, huge, potential, main, ultimate, new, major, frequent, possible, primary, different, biggest.

Each rock will bounce off its first target and cause damage to a second target directly behind it (if one is along the bounce path).

Source: Video Game / Clash of Clans
This allows the dragon to spit its corrosive venom at a target and cause it to suffer damage and possibly be blinded.

Source: Super Spit
Hitting directly under the target will instead cause said projectiles to all bounce up and into the target for maximum damage.

Source: Splash Damage Abuse

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