stimulant

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1. stimulant - Noun

2. stimulant - Adjective

3. stimulant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Serving to stimulate.

Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts.

That which stimulates, provokes, or excites.

An agent which produces a temporary increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant.

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I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy. W. C. Fields

Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced. Christy Turlington

Advertising as the printed form of selling would seem . . . ultimately to be justified in so far as it serves as a means of increasing legitimate human wants, as an agency of fair and economic competition in the distribution of goods, and as a stimulant to social progress. Daniel Starch

We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth. Roger McNamee

A major stimulant to creative thinking is focused questions. There is something about a well-worded question that often penetrates to the heart of the matter and triggers new ideas and insights. Brian Tracy

Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system. Bernie Siegel

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