stimulation

English Thesaurus

1. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse (noun.act)

hypernym	:	sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice,
definition	:	activities associated with sexual intercourse (noun.act)

hyponym	:	caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling,
definition	:	affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	feel,
definition	:	manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure (noun.act)

2. the act of arousing an organism to action (noun.act)

hypernym	:	arousal, rousing,
definition	:	the act of arousing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	galvanisation, galvanization,
definition	:	stimulation that arouses a person to lively action (noun.act)

3. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	information,
definition	:	knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	elicitation, evocation, induction,
definition	:	stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	kick,
definition	:	the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	turn-on,
definition	:	something causing excitement or stimulating interest (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	negative stimulation, turnoff,
definition	:	something causing antagonism or loss of interest (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	conditioned stimulus,
definition	:	the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus,
definition	:	(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	cue, discriminative stimulus,
definition	:	a stimulus that provides information about what to do (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	positive stimulus,
definition	:	a stimulus with desirable consequences (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	negative stimulus,
definition	:	a stimulus with undesirable consequences (noun.cognition)

4. (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) (noun.process)

hypernym	:	action, activity, natural action, natural process,
definition	:	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)

hyponym	:	activation,
definition	:	stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical (noun.process)

hyponym	:	galvanisation, galvanization,
definition	:	stimulation with a galvanic current (noun.process)

domain category	:	physiology,
definition	:	the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition)

5. the act of arousing an organism to action (noun.act)

derivation	:	cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate,
definition	:	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)

6. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	excite, stimulate,
definition	:	act as a stimulant (verb.change)

derivation	:	cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate,
definition	:	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)

derivation	:	provoke, stimulate,
definition	:	provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	excite, stimulate, stir,
definition	:	stir feelings in (verb.perception)

7. the act of arousing an organism to action (noun.act)

derivation	:	cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate,
definition	:	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)

8. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	excite, stimulate,
definition	:	act as a stimulant (verb.change)

derivation	:	cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate,
definition	:	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)

derivation	:	provoke, stimulate,
definition	:	provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	excite, stimulate, stir,
definition	:	stir feelings in (verb.perception)