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Occasion

A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.

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Narrower term 25

Account 76% connected

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Bee 76% connected

p. p. of Be; -- used for been.

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Celebration 76% connected

The act, process, or time of celebrating.

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Ceremonial 76% connected

Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.

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Ceremony 76% connected

Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the pe…

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Climax 76% connected

Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.

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Conjuncture 76% connected

The act of joining, or state of being joined; union; connection; combination.

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Crisis 76% connected

The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the t…

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Function 76% connected

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Jubilation 76% connected

A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.

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Landmark 76% connected

A mark to designate the boundary of land; any , mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of…

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Meal 76% connected

A part; a fragment; a portion.

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Meeting 76% connected

of Meet

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Milestone 76% connected

A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.

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Observance 76% connected

The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and f…

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Party 76% connected

A part or portion.

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Pass 76% connected

To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a following adverb or adverbal p…

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Sale 76% connected

See 1st Sallow.

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Score 76% connected

A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

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Straits 76% connected

of Strait

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Supper 76% connected

A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.

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Watershed 76% connected

The whole region or extent of country which contributes to the supply of a river or lake.

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Wherefore 76% connected

For which reason; so; -- used relatively.

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Why 76% connected

For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under What, pron., 1.

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Cause 76% connected

That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.

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Chance 76% connected

A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in this sense often personified.

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Gathering 76% connected

of Gather

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Happening 76% connected

of Happen

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Occurrence 76% connected

A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.

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Occurrent 76% connected

Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.

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Opportunity 76% connected

Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for executing a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance.

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Time 76% connected

Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

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Manner of action 1

Inspire 76% connected

To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

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Derivationally related 2

Ground 74% connected

of Grind

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Ground 74% connected

of Grind

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Synonym 5

Affair 92% connected

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; --…

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Function 92% connected

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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Ground 92% connected

of Grind

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Juncture 92% connected

A joining; a union; an alliance.

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Reason 92% connected

A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered…

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