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effect

nounverb /ɪfɛkt/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 15
Definitions
noun

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

“the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”

noun

having legal validity

“the law is still in effect”

verb

produce

noun

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

noun

an outward appearance

“she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting”

verb

act so as to bring into existence

“effect a change”

noun

an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)

“he just did it for effect”

noun

a symptom caused by an illness or a drug

“the effects of sleep loss”

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