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Motor

One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.

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Causative 84% connected

Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.

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Causative 84% connected

Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.

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Efferent 84% connected

Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.

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Efferent 84% connected

Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.

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Motorial 84% connected

Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey i…

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Motorial 84% connected

Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey i…

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Verb group 4

Drive 84% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Drive 84% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

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Broader term 7

Agent 76% connected

Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

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Carry 76% connected

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Machine 76% connected

In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmi…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Transport 76% connected

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.

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Travel 76% connected

To labor; to travail.

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Engine 76% connected

(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity; ability; skill.

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Stepper 76% connected

One who, or that which, steps; as, a quick stepper.

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Entails 1

Ride 72% connected

To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.

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Synonym 3

Centrifugal 92% connected

Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Drive 92% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Motive 92% connected

That which moves; a mover.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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