Something that causes and encourages a given response

• encouragement

  1. The act of encouraging.
  2. An encouraging or being encouraged
  3. One that encourages.

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  1. The act of encouraging.
  2. An encouraging or being encouraged
  3. One that encourages.

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• fillip

  1. The snap made by a finger which is held down toward the palm by the thumb and then suddenly released
  2. Something that excites or stimulates.
  3. A light blow or tap given in this way

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  1. The snap made by a finger which is held down toward the palm by the thumb and then suddenly released
  2. Something that excites or stimulates.
  3. A light blow or tap given in this way

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• impetus

  1. The force with which a body moves against resistance, resulting from its mass and the velocity at which it is set in motion
  2. Anything that stimulates activity; driving force or motive; incentive; impulse
  3. Increased activity in response to a stimulus:

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  1. The force with which a body moves against resistance, resulting from its mass and the velocity at which it is set in motion
  2. Anything that stimulates activity; driving force or motive; incentive; impulse
  3. Increased activity in response to a stimulus:

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• impulse

  1. A sudden inclination to act, usually without premeditation
  2. (Mech.) The change in momentum effected by a force, measured by multiplying the average value of the force by the time during which it acts
  3. A sudden wish or urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling; an abrupt inclination:

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  1. A sudden inclination to act, usually without premeditation
  2. (Mech.) The change in momentum effected by a force, measured by multiplying the average value of the force by the time during which it acts
  3. A sudden wish or urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling; an abrupt inclination:

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• incentive

  1. Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
  2. Something that stimulates one to take action, work harder, etc.; stimulus

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  1. Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort.
  2. Something that stimulates one to take action, work harder, etc.; stimulus

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• motivation

  1. The act or an instance of motivating
  2. Desire or enthusiasm to accomplish or achieve something
  3. The act or process of motivating:

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  1. The act or an instance of motivating
  2. Desire or enthusiasm to accomplish or achieve something
  3. The act or process of motivating:

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• prod

  1. Used as a disparaging term for a Protestant.
  2. Something that prods; specif., a rod or pointed stick used in driving cattle
  3. An incitement; a stimulus.

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  1. Used as a disparaging term for a Protestant.
  2. Something that prods; specif., a rod or pointed stick used in driving cattle
  3. An incitement; a stimulus.

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• push

  1. The act of pressing:
  2. A provocation to action; a stimulus:
  3. A thing to be pushed so as to work a mechanism

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  1. The act of pressing:
  2. A provocation to action; a stimulus:
  3. A thing to be pushed so as to work a mechanism

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• spur

  1. A spinelike process, as on the wings or legs of certain birds
  2. Any of various pointed devices worn on the heel by the rider of a horse and used to urge the horse forward
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. A spinelike process, as on the wings or legs of certain birds
  2. Any of various pointed devices worn on the heel by the rider of a horse and used to urge the horse forward
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• stimulant

  1. A food or drink, especially an alcoholic drink, believed to have a stimulating effect.
  2. A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
  3. A stimulus or an incentive:

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  1. A food or drink, especially an alcoholic drink, believed to have a stimulating effect.
  2. A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
  3. A stimulus or an incentive:

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• stimulation

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• stimulator

  1. A person, device or substance that stimulates.

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  1. A person, device or substance that stimulates.

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• stimulus

  1. Government spending designed to generate or increase economic activity.
  2. An agent, action, or condition that elicits or accelerates a physiological or psychological activity or response.
  3. (Physiol., Psychol.) Any action or agent that causes or changes an activity in an organism, organ, or part, as something that excites an end organ, starts a nerve impulse, or activates a muscle

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  1. Government spending designed to generate or increase economic activity.
  2. An agent, action, or condition that elicits or accelerates a physiological or psychological activity or response.
  3. (Physiol., Psychol.) Any action or agent that causes or changes an activity in an organism, organ, or part, as something that excites an end organ, starts a nerve impulse, or activates a muscle

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Something that attracts, especially with the promise of pleasure or reward

• allurement

  1. Attractiveness; appeal, charisma. [from 16th c.]

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  1. Attractiveness; appeal, charisma. [from 16th c.]

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• bait

  1. (Archaic) A stop for rest or food during a journey
  2. Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose.
  3. Food, etc. put on a hook or trap to lure fish or animals

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  1. (Archaic) A stop for rest or food during a journey
  2. Something, such as a worm, used for this purpose.
  3. Food, etc. put on a hook or trap to lure fish or animals

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• come on

  1. An inviting look or gesture
  2. Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
  3. (Slang) A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.

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  1. An inviting look or gesture
  2. Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
  3. (Slang) A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.

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• enticement

  1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
  2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.

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  1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
  2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.

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• inveiglement

  1. The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; enticement; seduction.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; enticement; seduction.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• invitation

  1. A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.
  2. The message or note used in inviting
  3. An inviting to come somewhere or do something

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  1. A spoken or written request for someone's presence or participation.
  2. The message or note used in inviting
  3. An inviting to come somewhere or do something

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• lure

  1. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward:
  2. A device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in falconry to recall the hawk
  3. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

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  1. Something that tempts or attracts with the promise of pleasure or reward:
  2. A device consisting of a bunch of feathers on the end of a long cord, often baited with food: it is used in falconry to recall the hawk
  3. Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.

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• seduction

  1. The condition of being seduced.
  2. The act of seducing or the state of being seduced
  3. Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement.

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  1. The condition of being seduced.
  2. The act of seducing or the state of being seduced
  3. Something that seduces or has the qualities to seduce; an enticement.

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• temptation

  1. The act of tempting or the condition of being tempted.
  2. A tempting or being tempted
  3. Something tempting or enticing.

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  1. The act of tempting or the condition of being tempted.
  2. A tempting or being tempted
  3. Something tempting or enticing.

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