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causing
     1. v. present participle of cause
     cause
          1. n. (often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
                They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
          2. n. (especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
                There is no cause for alarm.
                The end of the war was a cause for celebration.
          3. n. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
          4. n. (obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
          5. n. (obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
          6. n. (legal) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
          7. v. To set off an event or action.
                The lightning caused thunder.
          8. v. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
                His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
          9. v. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
or
     1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...)
           In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian.
           He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what.
     2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or.
     3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities.
     4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
           It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold!
     5. conj. Connects two equivalent names.
           The country Myanmar, or Burma
     6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR
     7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.
     9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on).
     10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously.
     11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere.
caused
     1. v. simple past tense and past participle of cause
     cause
          1. n. (often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
                They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
          2. n. (especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
                There is no cause for alarm.
                The end of the war was a cause for celebration.
          3. n. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
          4. n. (obsolete) Sake; interest; advantage.
          5. n. (obsolete) Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.
          6. n. (legal) A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
          7. v. To set off an event or action.
                The lightning caused thunder.
          8. v. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
                His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
          9. v. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.
by
     1. prep. Near or next to.
           The mailbox is by the bus stop.
     2. prep. At some time before (the given time), or before the end of a given time interval.
           Be back by ten o'clock!  We will send it by the first week of July.
     3. prep. Indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice: Through the action or presence of.
           The matter was decided by the chairman.  The boat was swamped by the water.  He was protected by his body armour.
     4. prep. Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
           There are many well-known plays by William Shakespeare
     5. prep. Indicates the cause of a condition or event: Through the action of, caused by, responsibility for; by dint of.
     6. prep. Indicates a means: Involving/using the means of.
           I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.
     7. prep. Indicates a source of light used as illumination.
           The electricity was cut off, so we had to read by candlelight.
     8. prep. Indicates an authority, rule, or permission followed.
           I sorted the items by category.  By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you man and wife.
     9. prep. Indicates the amount of some progression: With a change of.
           Our stock is up by ten percent.
     10. prep. In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
           We went through the book page by page.  We crawled forward by inches.
     11. prep. Indicates a referenced source: According to.
           He cheated by his own admission.
     12. prep. Indicates an oath: With the authority of.
           By Jove! I think she's got it!  By all that is holy, I'll put an end to this.
     13. prep. Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
           It is easy to invert a 2-by-2 matrix.  The room was about 4 foot by 6 foot.  The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.
     14. prep. (horse breeding) Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
           She's a lovely little filly, by Big Lad, out of Damsel in Distress.
     15. adv. Along a path which runs by the speaker.
           I watched as it passed by.
     16. adv. In the vicinity, near.
           There was a shepherd close by.
           The shop is hard by the High Street.
     17. adv. To or at a place, as a residence or place of business.
           I'll stop by on my way home from work.
           We're right near the lifeguard station. Come by before you leave.
     18. adv. Aside, away.
           The women spent much time after harvest putting jams by for winter and spring.
     19. adj. Out of the way, subsidiary.
     20. n. (card games) A pass
     21. interj. alternative spelling of bye
inflammation
     1. n. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire.
     2. n. The state of being inflamed
     3. n. (symptom) A condition of any part of the body, consisting of congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness
     4. n. (archaic) Violent excitement
           an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties
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