stimulant
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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Sense 2 adjective
that stimulates
stimulant phenomena
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Sense 3 noun
a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cause |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | provoke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stir |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | information |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | elicitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn-on |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turnoff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditioned stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reinforcing stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | discriminative stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | positive stimulus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | negative stimulus |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stimulate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | provoke |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stir |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | stimulative |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | energize |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | drug |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | amphetamine |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | analeptic |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | aphrodisiac |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | butyl nitrite |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | methylphenidate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | popper |