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Quick definitions from WordNet (effect)
▸ noun: (of a law) having legal validity ("The law is still in effect")
▸ noun: an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) ("He just did it for effect")
▸ noun: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
▸ noun: a symptom caused by an illness or a drug ("The effects of sleep loss")
▸ noun: an outward appearance ("She retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
▸ noun: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon ("The magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise")
▸ verb: act so as to bring into existence ("Effect a change")
▸ verb: produce
▸ Also see effects
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to effect
▸ Usage examples for effect
▸ Idioms related to effect (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing effect
▸ Words that often appear near effect
▸ Rhymes of effect
▸ Invented words related to effect
▸ noun: (of a law) having legal validity ("The law is still in effect")
▸ noun: an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) ("He just did it for effect")
▸ noun: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
▸ noun: a symptom caused by an illness or a drug ("The effects of sleep loss")
▸ noun: an outward appearance ("She retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
▸ noun: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon ("The magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise")
▸ verb: act so as to bring into existence ("Effect a change")
▸ verb: produce
▸ Also see effects
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to effect
▸ Usage examples for effect
▸ Idioms related to effect (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing effect
▸ Words that often appear near effect
▸ Rhymes of effect
▸ Invented words related to effect