Definition of cause

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• cause is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
• cause is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
• cause is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of cause

• any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. causal agency
  2. causal agent
• give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb)

  Examples

  1. cause a commotion
  2. cause an accident

  Synonyms

  1. do
  2. make
• a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. case
  2. causa
  3. lawsuit
  4. suit
• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. get
  2. have
  3. induce
  4. make
  5. stimulate
• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (noun)

  Examples

  1. they worked in the cause of world peace

  Synonyms

  1. campaign
  2. crusade
  3. drive
  4. effort
  5. movement
• a justification for something existing or happening (noun)

  Examples

  1. he had no cause to complain

  Synonyms

  1. grounds
  2. reason
• events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something (noun)

  Examples

  1. they are trying to determine the cause of the crash

See definition of cause in Merriam Webster