| accident |
"Accident" is chance or luck. When something happens by accident, it happens without any particular reason or anybody hoping or expecting it to happen. [1/2 definitions] |
| account |
When you account for something, you explain it or give a good reason for it. [1/5 definitions] |
| already |
"Already" sometimes means "from an earlier time." If you already have a spoon, for example, then you don't need a spoon now. If you already know something, then you don't need to learn that thing or hear about it now. If the soup for lunch is already made, then there is no reason to make soup now. [1/3 definitions] |
| arbitrary |
resulting from personal opinions, wishes, or feelings instead of from a rule or reason. |
| argument |
a reason in favor of or against something. [1/2 definitions] |
| artificial intelligence |
an area of computer science that explores the ability of computers to think or have intelligence. Artificial intelligence is concerned with developing computer programs or computers that seem to use reason and make decisions. |
| award |
An award is a special prize that someone gets for doing something very good or important. The reason for giving an award to someone is to make that person feel special. The award might just be a piece of paper or a small statue, but it tells you and other people that you did something very good. An award is often given by someone like a teacher, a school principal, a special group, or a town leader. |
| babble |
to talk foolishly or for no reason; chatter. [1/5 definitions] |
| because |
for the reason that. |
| blood |
Blood is the red liquid that your heart sends out through your body. Without enough blood, we cannot live. When you eat food, the things that your body needs from the food go into your blood. The blood brings these things to all the parts of your body. This is one reason why blood is important. [1/2 definitions] |
| by the same token |
for the same reason. |
| cause |
good reason or enough of a reason. [1/4 definitions] |
| defense |
A defense is a reason or explanation that you use to protect yourself or keep yourself from getting in trouble. [1/3 definitions] |
| discourage |
If you plan to do something and someone discourages you from doing it, they say things to try to change your mind about doing it. For some reason, good or bad, they want to stop you from doing it. [1/2 definitions] |
| dismiss |
If a judge dismisses a case in a court of law, he or she stops the case from going forward for some reason. [1/3 definitions] |
| education |
Your education is all the knowledge you get through learning. The reason you go to school is to get education. [1/2 definitions] |
| especially |
If something is especially for you, it is only for you, or it is more for you than anybody else. If you buy a big pillow especially for your dog to sleep on, then giving your dog a nice place to sleep is the one reason you bought the pillow. [1/3 definitions] |
| evidence |
something that gives proof or a reason to believe. |
| except |
Let's say you would have taken the dog for a walk, except that it rained. This means that the only reason you did not take the dog for a walk was that it rained. [1/2 definitions] |
| excuse |
to be the reason or cause for; serve as an explanation for. [3/5 definitions] |
| expedition |
a journey taken for a reason, or a group taking such a trip. |