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| NOUN: | 1. Something brought about by a cause: aftermath, consequence, corollary, effect, end product, event, fruit, harvest, outcome, precipitate, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, sequent, upshot. See CAUSE. 2. A situation that presents difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity: hornets' nest, problem, question. Informal : can of worms. See EASY. 3. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors: brood, get, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed. See KIN. 4. The act or process of publishing printed matter: printing, publication, publishing. See WORDS. | | VERB: | 1. To come into view: appear, emerge, loom, materialize, show. Idioms: make (or put in) an appearance, meet the eye. See SEE. 2. To have hereditary derivation: derive, descend, spring. Idioms: trace one's descent. See KIN. 3. To pass or pour out: discharge, empty, flow. See ENTER. 4. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, let off, let out, release, send forth, throw off, vent. See FREE, MOVE. 5. To present for circulation, exhibit, or sale: bring out, publish, put out. See WORDS. 6. To have as a source: arise, come, derive, emanate, flow, originate, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring. See START.
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