English words for 'Alternative form of thirteenth reason.'
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conj
noun
- (uncountable, especially with for and a bare noun) Sufficient reason.
- (countable, law) 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.
- (countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
- (countable) A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- a justification for something existing or happening
- any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
verb
name
noun
adv
verb
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
- (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
- (uncountable) Terrain.
- (electricity, Philippines) Electric shock.
- (countable, cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
- (in combination) A place suited to a specified activity.
- (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
- The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- (electricity) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
- (etching) A gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
- The pit of a theatre.
- (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- (architecture, chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
- Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- (sculpture) A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- Soil, earth.
- Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- (point lace) The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
- The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
- (countable, UK) A soccer stadium.
- (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- (figurative, by extension) Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- a rational motive for a belief or action
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
- (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- (Philippines, transitive) To electrocute.
- (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
- (machine learning, transitive) To complement a machine learning model with relevant information it was not trained on.
- (transitive) To place something on the ground.
- simple past and past participle of grind
- To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- (US, transitive) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- (cricket) To place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.
- (transitive) To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
- (baseball) To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
- (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
- (transitive) To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
- hit or reach the ground
- place or put on the ground
- fix firmly and stably
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- bring to the ground
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- confine or restrict to the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- use as a basis for; found on
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
verb
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
- keep an account of
- to give an account or representation of in words
- be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
- (intransitive) To establish the location for someone.
- (transitive) To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
- (intransitive) To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
- (intransitive) To consider that.
- Used in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
noun
- importance or value
- a record or narrative description of past events
- a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
- the quality of taking advantage
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- grounds
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
- a short account of the news
- the act of informing by verbal report
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
- A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
- (banking) A bank account.
- (uncountable) Profit; advantage.
- Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
- A record of events; a relation or narrative.
- Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
- (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
verb
- derive by reason
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
- To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
- To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
verb
- give reasons for
- be the reason or explanation for
- (transitive) To be the primary cause of
- (transitive) To be answerable for.
- (transitive) To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
- (transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.
- (transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
- (transitive) To destroy or put out of action.
prep
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- (sometimes regarded as nonstandard, US, informal) Following, subsequent to; as a result or consequence of; because of.
- (figuratively) Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- (figuratively) In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
- After in time.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- In support of.
- After in physical progress or distance.
adj
adv
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- In a rearward direction.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- in or into an inferior position
- in debt
- remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
- showing a time that is earlier than the actual time
- in or to or toward the rear
noun
- (baseball, slang, 1800s) The catcher.
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
- (Australian rules football) A one-point score.
- The rear, back-end.
- (informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
adj
- Having a justification.
- (typography) Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.
- having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
verb
noun
- A justification or rationalization for something.
- (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
- An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
- (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
verb
- To mention by way of explanation.
- (transitive, law) To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
- (transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- (transitive) To mention; to make mention of.
- To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
- repeat a passage from
- refer to
- commend
- refer to for illustration or proof
- make reference to
- call in an official matter, such as to attend court
- advance evidence for
noun
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
- (countable) A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.
- thinking that is coherent and logical
adj
verb
- present reasons and arguments
- have an argument about something
- give evidence of
- (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
- (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
- To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
- (intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
verb
- present reasons and arguments
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- think logically
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (ambitransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
noun
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- a justification for something existing or happening
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- A wall plate.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
name
- Synonym of Friday the thirteenth (“a Friday falling on the 13th day of the month (and therefore doubly ill-omened)”).
- (Internet slang, poker, historical) The conclusion of United States v. Scheinberg in 15 April 2011, after which major online poker sites stopped offering real money play to their United States customers.
- (by extension) The sales period involving heavy price reductions immediately following US Thanksgiving Day, from Friday (the original Black Friday) through Monday (Cyber Monday).
- (US, Canada, UK, business, retailing) The day after US Thanksgiving Day, generally regarded as the first day of the Christmas season, and the busiest shopping day of the year. Observed in the US, Canada, and more recently to an extent, the UK.
- Any Friday literally or figuratively darkened by catastrophe, or the anniversary thereof.
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- an amount or percentage deducted
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
- (law, finance) A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
- A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
- the combination of ideas into a complex whole
- (chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
- (military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
- The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
- (medicine) The reunion of parts that have been divided.
- An Ancient Roman dining-garment.
- (signal processing) Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
- (grammar) The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
- (philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
- (logic) A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
- (rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- obtain
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
- obtain from a particular source
- (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
- (transitive, mathematics, proscribed) To differentiate (a function).
- To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- believe to be the case
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- draw from specific cases for more general cases
- conclude by reasoning; in logic
- (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
- (transitive, often proscribed) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.
noun
- (logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
- The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
- (philosophy) The belief that the world consists of separate entities that follow certain rules or universal forces.
- (linguistics) The belief that grammar is not arbitrary, but follows rules and patterns.
noun
adv
verb
noun
- (chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
- (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
- (uncountable) Terrain.
- (electricity, Philippines) Electric shock.
- (countable, cricket) The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
- (in combination) A place suited to a specified activity.
- (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
- The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- (electricity) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
- (etching) A gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
- The pit of a theatre.
- (music) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- (architecture, chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
- Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- (sculpture) A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- Soil, earth.
- Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- (point lace) The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
- The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
- (countable, UK) A soccer stadium.
- (music) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- (figurative, by extension) Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- a rational motive for a belief or action
adj
verb
- (intransitive) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
- (fine arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- (Philippines, transitive) To electrocute.
- (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
- (machine learning, transitive) To complement a machine learning model with relevant information it was not trained on.
- (transitive) To place something on the ground.
- simple past and past participle of grind
- To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- (US, transitive) To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- (cricket) To place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.
- (transitive) To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
- (baseball) To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
- (transitive) To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
- (transitive) To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
- hit or reach the ground
- place or put on the ground
- fix firmly and stably
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- bring to the ground
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- confine or restrict to the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- use as a basis for; found on
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
noun
- A justification or rationalization for something.
- (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
- An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
- (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- an amount or percentage deducted
- That which is deducted; that which is subtracted or removed.
- (law, finance) A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.
- A sum that can be removed in tax calculations, usually from the taxable amount; something that is written off.
- A conclusion; that which is deduced, concluded or figured out.
- The ability or skill to deduce or figure out; the power of reason
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
- the combination of ideas into a complex whole
- (chemistry) The reaction of elements or compounds to form more complex compounds.
- (military) In intelligence usage, the examining and combining of processed information with other information and intelligence for final interpretation.
- The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler things.
- (medicine) The reunion of parts that have been divided.
- An Ancient Roman dining-garment.
- (signal processing) Creation of a complex waveform by summation of simpler waveforms.
- (grammar) The uniting of ideas into a sentence.
- (philosophy) The combination of thesis and antithesis.
- (logic) A deduction from the general to the particular, by applying the rules of logic to a premise.
- (rhetoric) An apt arrangement of elements of a text, especially for euphony.
noun
- (logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
- The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
- (philosophy) The belief that the world consists of separate entities that follow certain rules or universal forces.
- (linguistics) The belief that grammar is not arbitrary, but follows rules and patterns.
verb
- present reasons and arguments
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- think logically
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (ambitransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
noun
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- a justification for something existing or happening
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- A wall plate.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
verb
- furnish a justifying analysis or explanation
- keep an account of
- to give an account or representation of in words
- be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
- (intransitive) To establish the location for someone.
- (transitive) To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
- (intransitive) To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
- (intransitive) To consider that.
- Used in phrasal verbs: account for, account of, account to.
- (intransitive) To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
noun
- importance or value
- a record or narrative description of past events
- a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
- the quality of taking advantage
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
- grounds
- a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
- a short account of the news
- the act of informing by verbal report
- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
- A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
- (banking) A bank account.
- (uncountable) Profit; advantage.
- Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
- A record of events; a relation or narrative.
- Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
- (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
verb
- derive by reason
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
- To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
- To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
verb
- give reasons for
- be the reason or explanation for
- (transitive) To be the primary cause of
- (transitive) To be answerable for.
- (transitive) To make or render a reckoning of funds, persons, or things.
- (transitive) To constitute in amount or portion.
- (transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
- (transitive) To destroy or put out of action.
verb
- To mention by way of explanation.
- (transitive, law) To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.
- (transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- (transitive) To mention; to make mention of.
- To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.
- repeat a passage from
- refer to
- commend
- refer to for illustration or proof
- make reference to
- call in an official matter, such as to attend court
- advance evidence for
noun
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The deduction of inferences or interpretations from premises, abstract thought, ratiocination; (countable) any instance of this, especially as a process leading to an action, motive.
- (countable) A Rastafari meeting held for the purposes of chanting, prayer and discussion.
- thinking that is coherent and logical
adj
verb
- present reasons and arguments
- have an argument about something
- give evidence of
- (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
- (transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).
- To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
- (intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.
verb
- present reasons and arguments
- decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
- think logically
- (intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.
- (transitive, usually with out) To find by logical process; to explain or justify by reason or argument.
- (transitive) To persuade by reasoning or argument.
- (transitive, rare) To support with reasons, as a request.
- (ambitransitive) To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss.
- (transitive, with down) To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons.
- (intransitive) To perform a process of deduction or of induction, in order to convince or to confute; to argue.
noun
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- a justification for something existing or happening
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- A wall plate.
- An excuse: a thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation.
- That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
- (uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
- A motive for an action or a determination.
- (logic) A premise placed after its conclusion.
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
- obtain
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
- obtain from a particular source
- (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
- (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
- (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
- (transitive, mathematics, proscribed) To differentiate (a function).
- To turn the course of (water, etc.); to divert and distribute into subordinate channels.
verb
- reason by deduction; establish by deduction
- believe to be the case
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- draw from specific cases for more general cases
- conclude by reasoning; in logic
- (transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
- (transitive, often proscribed) To lead to (something) as a consequence; to imply.
adj
- Having a justification.
- (typography) Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.
- having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins