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figuratively
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The most important reason, motive or cause for something
An important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based
A coiled shape or device
Noun
▲
(
figuratively
)
The most important reason, motive or cause for something
incentive
motivation
impetus
motive
basis
impulse
inspiration
instigation
origin
purpose
reason
cause
inducement
source
beginning
determinant
fount
fountain
generator
incitation
incitement
root
stimulation
causation
end
stimulator
motivating force
chief reason
driving force
impelling cause
chief motive
prime mover
motive force
germ
spring
fountainhead
seed
inception
well
provenance
nucleus
roots
wellspring
embryo
derivation
egg
causality
occasion
starting point
antecedent
principle
author
genesis
fons et origo
cradle
provenience
font
base
parent
progenitor
agent
connection
creator
mother
birth
start
seedbed
horse's mouth
element
ancestor
parentage
influence
stock
producer
ancestry
origination
rootstock
emergence
creation
birthplace
conception
rise
beginnings
seeds
seat
alpha
radix
stem
aim
origins
reasons
bottom
substratum
rock bottom
starting place
infancy
nascence
nascency
incipience
incipiency
generation
baseline
starting
commencing
heart
rudiments
well spring
leader
initiator
wellhead
architect
builder
maker
father
originator
administrator
rudiment
basics
kernel
incipient
organism
rudimentary version
grounds
rationale
wherefore
why
account
subject
authority
whys and wherefores
the why and wherefore
launch
dawning
outset
inauguration
commencement
dawn
onset
etymology
head
initiation
nativity
outbreak
embarkation
entrance
entry
ingress
opener
introduction
forging
early stages
well head
early stage
blast off
square one
day one
git go
opening
kickoff
threshold
morning
foundation
get-go
git-go
arrival
appearance
kick-off
development
institution
formation
point of departure
debut
advent
place of origin
authorship
history
coming
mine
spark
core
home
essence
takeoff
induction
installation
first appearance
preface
prelude
presentation
blastoff
top
leadoff
headwater
pedigree
background
nub
potential
etymon
materialization
US
concept
conceit
headstream
paternity
supply
surfacing
occurrence
headspring
headwaters
founding
fundamental
potential for
bedrock
outstart
carrier
eye
repository
word go
materialisation
UK
stimulus
bud
prime
attribution
make
constitution
verge
establishment
brink
first
edge
sprig
sprout
naissance
onfall
onrush
early days
invention
descent
genealogy
launching
setting up
proem
breeding place
graduation
formulation
ultimate cause
happening
bow
evolution
extraction
germination
startup
principium
ground
begetter
inventor
accession
curtain-raiser
predecessor
tee off
specialist
springing up
upwelling
maternity
rising
grassroots
matrix
taking place
centre
UK
whence it came
advance
incoming
front
precursor
forefront
nearing
approach
unfolding
fore
prototype
looming
oncome
reservoir
visitation
center
US
backbone
coming on
stockpile
reserve
theory
arising
essential
medium
vehicle
organization
US
cache
surplus
stream
key
organisation
UK
infrastructure
principal
proceeding
vanguard
natural spring
hoard
store
allocation
storehouse
first place
foremost position
leading position
cutting edge
nitty-gritty
important part
chief constituent
primary element
key component
bank
treasury
inventory
fund
accumulation
amount
emerging
emanation
homeland
motherland
fatherland
hometown
Godzone
whenua
native land
mother country
one's country
place of birth
native home
country of origin
more ❯
“In Murphy's account, the
mainspring
of Douglas's public career was his aching, but never fulfilled, ambition for the presidency.”
Noun
▲
An important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based
cornerstone
basis
foundation
bedrock
keystone
base
linchpin
mainstay
key
anchor
bottom
center
US
centre
UK
centerpiece
US
centrepiece
UK
core
footing
fundament
ground
groundwork
heart
root
underpinning
warp
backbone
crux
focus
main ingredient
premise
prop
central component
essential
fundamental principle
pillar
starting point
warp and woof
foundation stone
key element
vital element
essence
pith
gist
substance
kernel
nucleus
nub
point
meat
principle
marrow
keynote
sum
pivot
net
quintessence
nubbin
lynchpin
bottom line
bull's-eye
meat and potatoes
driving force
heart of the matter
capital
principal
crown
grounding
theme
guiding principle
standard
topic
idea
essential feature
basic idea
policy line
essential element
salient point
defining characteristic
significance
thrust
import
fundamentals
basics
essentials
hub
body
importance
ABC
nitty-gritty
nuts and bolts
brass tacks
sum and substance
main idea
basic principles
main ingredients
soul
spirit
stuff
sense
burden
meaning
matter
focal point
drift
fundamental
essentiality
upshot
tenor
essential part
purport
content
intention
main point
sine qua non
nature
quick
signification
central point
thesis
name of the game
rudiment
intent
basic
long and short
message
subject
fundamental point
quiddity
lifeblood
seat
reality
implication
rudiments
denotation
principles
beginning
bosom
ethos
source
being
subject matter
fiber
US
fibre
UK
virtuality
short
nexus
character
guts
direction
tendency
center of attention
US
centre of attention
UK
text
elements
grammar
thread
alphabet
life
punch line
foundations
origin
principal element
axis
highlight
embodiment
intendment
axiom
fountainhead
question
law
fount
first principle
germ
infrastructure
ABCs
authority
motif
motive
polestar
bearing
score
issue
concern
vein
subconscious
breast
object
argument
purpose
aim
inner self
principal constituent
chief ingredient
significancy
omphalos
rule
theory
constitution
genesis
cynosure
flagship
locus
preliminaries
animus
target
esse
entity
value
summary
start
code
details
climax
criterion
wellspring
seed
mood
seedbed
beginnings
Zen
middle
force
personification
form
takeaway
explanation
ethic
precept
principium
quality
cause
most important point
key feature
first principles
staple
roots
life force
key factor
golden rule
consequence
pride and joy
interpretation
proposition
intrinsic nature
essentia
hard fact
animating spirit
moving force
potential
case
main feature
high point
high spot
rationale
crucial point
relevance
viewpoint
view
jewel in the crown
spark
trend
course
fundamental nature
chief constituent
best part
proposal
reason
point of departure
affair
gravamen
main theme
central idea
central theme
crux of the matter
concept
important point
end
material
tone
flavour
UK
flavor
US
key point
nature of the beast
potential for
connotation
effect
business
main thing
thought
title
theorem
study
fons et origo
problem
acceptation
matter at hand
field of reference
coal and ice
area under discussion
principal object
field of inquiry
cream
meat-and-potatoes
quintessential
definition
kingpin
navel
hinge
rules
laws
cornerstones
axioms
inwardness
midpoint
hotbed
support
intuitive approach
nuance
zest
simple approach
bud
embryo
butt
quintain
epicenter
US
spotlight
rest
raison d'être
inception
digest
essential point
heart and soul
stress
magnet
commencement
ground rules
circumstance
moral
understanding
real meaning
true meaning
true intention
bull's eye
forefront
showpiece
attraction
emphasis
decisive point
way
distillation
the main reason
kicker
statement
opinion
fountain
dead center
home run
direct hit
extract
epicentre
UK
the long and the short of it
manifestation
ego
inmost soul
deepest mind
inmost heart
cockles of the heart
inmost mind
inner woman
heart of hearts
mind's core
ropes
hole in one
line
grain
structure
element
actuality
path
epergne
star
key detail
important detail
particular
vital part
outcome
determination
conclusion
aspect
moment
meaningfulness
point at issue
matter in hand
through-line
gut
belly
inside
discussion
strain
important element
preliminary
caliber
US
property
calibre
UK
attribute
timber
sprig
sprout
heartstrings
bones
validity
power
soundness
line of reasoning
most important fact
vital component
representation
symbol
realization
US
realisation
UK
incarnation
exemplification
item
motion
evolution
course of thought
inclination
run
basic quality
central part
concreteness
clout
scope
the long and short
concise summary
institution
fundamental aspect
main event
fundamental quality
basic characteristic
resolution
chapter
class
prominence
magnitude
design
hot spot
spring
medium
vehicle
organization
US
carrier
inner space
nature of beast
name of game
sum total
constituent
rallying point
crucial element
critical detail
moving spirit
élan vital
important consideration
basic ingredient
the facts
focus of attention
most prominent element
centre of interest
be-all and end-all
end result
end product
indispensable content
whole story
last word
final decision
organisation
UK
ground zero
chief part
cold fact
chief thing
essential details
important matter
what it's all about
modus operandi
doctrine
tenet
the name of the game
facts
well head
practicalities
dogma
realities
epitome
ultimate
persona
conscience
anima
identity
necessities
determinant
general meaning
general intention
vital spirit
strength
ABC's
fact
practicality
stipulation
temper
important part
primary element
result
full value
full effect
amount
whole effect
inspiration
ground rule
answer
mind
personality
individuality
necessity
stimulus
feeling
field
specialization
US
specialisation
UK
regulation
solution
secret
blood
oxygen
sap
atmosphere
inner man
presence
psyche
general picture
ideal
archetype
hard facts
take away
cue
first steps
key component
the three R's
undertaking
pneuma
creature
organism
conception
apotheosis
formula
consciousness
texture
inner being
self
morale
cheer
feather
feel
mode
humour
UK
humor
US
climate
ticket
vital fluid
vital spark
dynamic force
essential constituent
essential component
motivation
unique
animating force
research topic
attitude
ambience
belief
disposition
vibe
vital signs
conceit
spark of life
perfect specimen
prime example
clue
recipe
guide
postulate
timbre
dominating characteristic
prevailing tendency
dissertation
major
condition
blueprint
antecedent
motivating force
state of mind
frame of mind
animating principle
background
dictum
requisite
precondition
more ❯
Noun
▲
A coiled shape or device
spring
coil
hairspring
helix
spiral
twist
whorl
loop
corkscrew
gyre
curlicue
curl
twirl
volute
convolution
volution
scroll
ringlet
vortex
screw
swirl
curve
ring
turn
circlet
flourish
quirk
hoop
kink
gyration
circle
rotation
bend
arc
roll
circuit
wind
spin
twisting
winding
revolution
round
wreath
involution
whirl
lap
wheel
zigzag
pirouette
turning
undulation
hook
wave
swivel
braid
twine
furl
lock
eddy
whirlpool
tier
crispation
coiling
wisp
plume
sweep
wrench
tendril
bight
contortion
gyrus
sinuosity
snaking
serpentine
sinuousness
band
screwing
cycle
arch
wresting
wringing
meander
knot
whirligig
curvature
pivot
circumvolution
circulation
circumference
eye
incurvation
wrenching
torsion
warp
hairpin bend
snake
dog-leg
yank
shift
crook
angle
swing
inflection
US
turnabout
curving
noose
reel
oval
loophole
eyelet
inflexion
UK
yaw
bow
birl
circular motion
more ❯
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