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Stimulate :: Stimulate (v. t.) To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of reward, or by the prospect of glory..

Base :: Base (a.) Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base fellow; base motives; base occupations..

Take :: Take (v. t.) To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies..

Temptationless :: Temptationless (a.) Having no temptation or motive; as, a temptationless sin..

Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles, in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc..

Cowl :: Cowl (n.) A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.

Suspection :: Suspectful (a.) Apt to suspect or mistrust; full of suspicion; suspicious; as, to be suspectful of the motives of others..

Priestcraft :: Priestcraft (n.) Priestly policy; the policy of a priesthood; esp., in an ill sense, fraud or imposition in religious concerns; management by priests to gain wealth and power by working upon the religious motives or credulity of others..

Foot :: Foot (n.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum..

Succession :: Successful (a.) Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise..

Leading :: Leading (a.) Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example..

Tender :: Tender (n.) A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and water..

Governor :: Governor (n.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform speed when the resistances and motive force are variable..

Bogie :: Bogie (n.) A four-wheeled truck, having a certain amount of play around a vertical axis, used to support in part a locomotive on a railway track..

Figure :: Figure (n.) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical or motive; a florid embellishment.

Endopodite :: Endopodite (n.) The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

Gusset :: Gusset (n.) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler..

Justice :: Justice (a.) The rendering to every one his due or right; just treatment; requital of desert; merited reward or punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives.

Spring :: Spring (v. i.) Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive..

Incentive :: Incentive (n.) That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill; motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of promotion, are two powerful incentives to action..

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