stimulation
English Thesaurus
1. mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse (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)
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 | : | 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 | : | conditioned stimulus, |
definition | : | the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response (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)
hyponym | : | activation, |
definition | : | stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical (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)
6. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | provoke, stimulate, |
definition | : | provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication) |
7. the act of arousing an organism to action (noun.act)
8. any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | provoke, stimulate, |
definition | : | provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication) |
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