| has gloss | (noun) any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
cause, causal agent, causal agency |
| lexicalization | eng: causal agency |
| lexicalization | eng: causal agent |
| lexicalization | eng: cause |
| subclass of | (noun) an entity that has physical existence
physical entity |
| has subclass | (noun) any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
deus ex machina |
| has subclass | (noun) an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"
operator, manipulator |
| has subclass | (noun) one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
power, force |
| has subclass | (noun) a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
vital principle, life principle |
| has subclass | (noun) something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change"
engine |
| has subclass | (noun) the causal agent resulting in death; "heart disease is the biggest killer in the United States"
killer, cause of death |
| has subclass | (noun) a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
danger |
| has subclass | (noun) a substance that exerts some force or effect
agent |
| has subclass | (noun) a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
individual, mortal, someone, soul, person, somebody |
| has subclass | (noun) an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
agent |
| has subclass | (noun) a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women"
nature |
| has subclass | (noun) supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural"
occult, supernatural |
| has subclass | (noun) the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
theurgy |
| has subclass | (noun) an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause; "God is the first cause"
primum mobile, first cause, prime mover |
| has subclass | (noun) the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny"
destiny, fate |
| has subclass | (noun) something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"
catalyst |
| has subclass | c/Australian racecar drivers |
| has subclass | c/Austrian racecar drivers |
| has subclass | c/Czech racecar drivers |
| has subclass | c/Dutch racecar drivers |
| has subclass | c/Finnish racecar drivers |
| has subclass | c/Japanese racecar drivers |
| has subclass | c/Monegasque racecar drivers |
| has subclass | c/NASCAR drivers |
| has subclass | c/Polish racecar drivers |
| has subclass | c/Swiss racecar drivers |