Definition of occasion

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Occasion (n.) An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause..

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Felony :: Felony (n.) An offense which occasions a total forfeiture either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to which capital or other punishment may be added, according to the degree of guilt..
Turn :: Turn (n.) Successive course; opportunity enjoyed by alternation with another or with others, or in due order; due chance; alternate or incidental occasion; appropriate time..
Occasion :: Occasion (v. t.) To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety..
Conviviality :: Conviviality (n.) The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a convivial spirit or humor; festivity.
Hunger :: Hunger (n.) An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of food; a craving or desire for food.
Spiration :: Spiranthy (n.) The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.
Well :: Well (v. t.) Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly..
Frit :: Frit (v. t.) The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients..
Use :: Use (v. t.) Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no further use for a book..
Grieve :: Grieve (v. t.) To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try.
Aid :: Aid (v. t.) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.
Starred :: Star (n.) A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading theatrical performer, etc..
Occasionalism :: Occasionalism (n.) The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body..
Twilight :: Twilight (n.) The light perceived before the rising, and after the setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18? below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth..
Distress :: Distress (n.) That which occasions suffering; painful situation; misfortune; affliction; misery.
Last :: Last (a.) At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as, I saw him last in New York..
Blight :: Blight (n.) Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants, causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences..
Occasional :: Occasional (a.) Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing..
Instance :: Instance (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
Hunger :: Hunger (n.) To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of food; to be oppressed by hunger.
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