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Grammar : Noun
Spell : stim-yuh-luh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪm yə lənt



Definition of stimulant

Origin :
  • 1772 (adj.); 1794 (n.), from Latin stimulantem (nominative stimulans), present participle of stimulare (see stimulation).
  • noun substance that invigorates
Example sentences :
  • That he had needed a stimulant that day was because he had been soured and would not try with his wits about him.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • And the stimulant she found in the savage wooing of his unscrupulous rival.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • It seemed as if every nerve was crying out for the stimulant which it was denied.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
  • What impulse, what stimulant, what overmastering, driving necessity had they compared with his?
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • Alcohol is not a stimulant, but is really a narcotic that is very depressing.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Aromatic spirits of ammonia should also be given as a stimulant.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • A stimulant may be given when the patient is so far recovered that he is able to swallow.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • Pray give her some stimulant to arouse her dormant faculties, if only for a moment.
  • Extract from : « The Masked Bridal » by Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
  • Prue ought to have been a wreck; but there is no stimulant like success.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • He motions with his hand to the cup of stimulant the doctor has left him.
  • Extract from : « A War-Time Wooing » by Charles King

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