Definitions for causes

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causes cause

Spelling: [kawz]

IPA: /kɔz/

Causes is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 84 anagrams from letters in causes (acessu).

Definitions for causes

noun

1. a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
2. the reason or motive for some human action:
3. good or sufficient reason:
4. Law. a ground of legal action; the matter over which a person goes to law. a case for judicial decision.
5. any subject of discussion or debate.
6. a principle, ideal, goal, or movement to which a person or group is dedicated:
7. the welfare of a person or group, seen as a subject of concern:
8. Philosophy. the end or purpose for which a thing is done or produced. Aristotelianism. any of the four things necessary for the movement or the coming into being of a thing, namely a material (material cause) something to act upon it (efficient cause) a form taken by the movement or development (formal cause) and a goal or purpose (final cause)

Idioms

1. make common cause, to unite in a joint effort; work together for the same end:

verb (used with object)

1. to be the cause of; bring about.

Origin of causes

1175-1225; Middle English Latin causa reason, sake, case

Examples for causes

Besides its trade and its armorers, other causes had combined to pour wealth into it.

The term “plus-size” causes anger because the distinction inherently shames the woman concerned—and it gets worse.

Republican political operatives say the gains the GOP is set to make are due to a convergence of causes.

Then, Rogen convinces Franco to drink some contaminated water from a stream—which causes the 127 Hours Oscar nominee to dry-heave.

It was for ever fighting someone, somewhere, for causes which did not interest the subjects at all.

It is this oil that causes bananas to disagree with some persons.

The vaccine is delivered through a “carrier virus” that causes a common cold in chimpanzees but does not affect humans.

The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else.

Beat the Blahs What causes this wintertime down-in-the-dumps attitude?

All these causes of bad butter are inexcusable, and can easily be avoided.