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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | edible part of vegetative growth developed after flowering |
| Synonyms: | berry, crop, drupe, grain, harvest, nut, pome, produce, product, yield |
| Notes: | fruit is the name given to those plants which have an ovary used for food; vegetable is the name given to a large category of herbaceous plants with parts used for food |
| Main Entry: | dessert |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sweet treat |
| Synonyms: | cake, candy, confection, cookie, frozen dessert, frozen treat, fruit, ice cream, last course, pastry, pie, pudding, sweet, sweet course, tart |
| Notes: | that impoverished stretch of sand called a desert can only afford one 's'; that rich gooey extra thing at the end of the meal called a dessert indulges in two of them |
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | aftereffect, aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms, causatum, chain reaction, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak, follow through, follow-up, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, precipitate, pursuance, ramification, reaction, reflex, repercussion, response, sequel, sequence, side effect, spin-off, upshot, waves |
| Notes: | as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result' effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect |
| Antonyms: | beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start |
| Main Entry: | issue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result |
| Synonyms: | causatum, conclusion, consequence, culmination, effect, end, end product, eventuality, finale, fruit, outcome, payoff, sequel, termination, upshot |
| Antonyms: | cause, origin, source |
| Main Entry: | kernel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seed, essence |
| Synonyms: | atom, bit, center, core, crux, fruit, germ, gist, grain, heart, hub, keynote, marrow, matter, meat, morsel, nub, nubbin, nut, part, piece, pith, root, substance, upshot |
| Notes: | a kernel is the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain, while a colonel is a commissioned military rank |
| Main Entry: | product |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result or goods created |
| Synonyms: | aftermath, amount, artifact, blend, brand, brew, by-product, commodity, compound, concoction, confection, consequence, contrivance, creation, crop, decoction, device, effect, emolument, fabrication, fruit, gain, handiwork, invention, issue, legacy, line, manufacture, merchandise, offshoot, outcome, outgrowth, output, preparation, produce, production, profit, realization, result, returns, spinoff, stock, synthetic, upshot, work, yield |
| Antonyms: | cause, resource |
| Main Entry: | result |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect brought about by something |
| Synonyms: | aftereffect, aftermath, arrangement, backwash, by-product, close, completion, conclusion, consequence, consummation, corollary, creature, crop, decision, denouement, determination, development, emanation, end, ensual, event, eventuality, execution, finish, fruit*, fruition, harvest, issue, offshoot, outcome, outcropping, outgrowth, payoff, proceeds, product, production, reaction, repercussion, returns, sequel, sequence, settlement, termination, upshot |
| Antonyms: | cause, source |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | result |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen, develop |
| Synonyms: | accrue, appear, arise, attend, be due to, become of, come about, come forth, come from, come of, come out, conclude, culminate, derive, effect, emanate, emerge, end, ensue, eventualize, eventuate, finish, flow, follow, fruit, germinate, grow, issue, occur, originate, pan out, proceed, produce, rise, spring, stem, terminate, turn out, wind up, work out |
| Antonyms: | cause |
| Main Entry: | pumpkin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vegetable |
| Synonyms: | fruit, gourd, jack-o'-lantern, pepo, squash, vine |
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