A mixture of two or more things.
A word formed by combining two other words; a grammatical contamination, portmanteau word.
To be mingled or mixed.
To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade insensibly into each other.
Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
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.
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
To set off an event or action.