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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effect, result |
| Synonyms: | aftereffect, aftermath, case, causatum, chance, conclusion, consequence, end, end result, eventuality, fortuity, hap, happenstance, issue, offshoot, outcome, outgrowth, product, resultant, sequel, sequent, termination, upshot |
| Antonyms: | cause, source |
| Main Entry: | fate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | predetermined course |
| Synonyms: | Moirai, break, chance, circumstance, consequence, cup*, destination, destiny, divine will, doom, effect, end, ending, fortune, future, handwriting on the wall, horoscope, inescapableness, issue, karma, kismet, lot, luck, nemesis, outcome, portion, predestination, providence, stars, termination, upshot, wheel of fortune |
| Notes: | fate is an event or a course of events that will inevitably happen in the future or the supposed force or power that predetermines events while a fete is an elaborate, usually outdoor, party or festival |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fruit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | result of labor |
| Synonyms: | advantage, benefit, consequence, effect, outcome, pay, profit, result, return, reward |
| 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: | 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: | outgrowth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | product, consequence |
| Synonyms: | aftereffect, branch, by-product, derivative, descendant, development, effect, emergence, end, end result, issue, member, offshoot, offspring, outcome, result, spin-off, yield |
| Main Entry: | payoff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conclusion, climax |
| Synonyms: | adjustment, clincher, consequence, culmination, day of reckoning, final reckoning, finale, judgment, moment of truth, outcome, pay, payment, punch line, result, retribution, reward, settlement, upshot |
| Antonyms: | introduction, start |
| Main Entry: | produce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fruit and vegetables |
| Synonyms: | crop, fruitage, goods, greengrocery, harvest, outcome, outgrowth, outturn, production, yield |
| 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: | purpose |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | use |
| Synonyms: | advantage, avail, benefit, duty, effect, function, gain, goal, good, mark, mission, object, objective, outcome, profit, result, return, target, utility |
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