Definition of occasion

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Occasion (n.) Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms..

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Well :: Well (v. t.) Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly..
Zymosimeter :: Zymosimeter (n.) An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation..
Electrical :: Electrical (a.) Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as, an electric or electrical machine or substance..
Offence :: Offence (n.) A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.
Expensive :: Expensive (a.) Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family..
Casually :: Casually (adv.) Without design; accidentally; fortuitously; by chance; occasionally.
Ward-corn :: Ward-corn (n.) The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch, n., 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of surprise..
Decorous :: Decorous (a.) Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge..
Festlich :: Festlich (n.) Festive; fond of festive occasions.
Ceremonial :: Ceremonial (n.) The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions..
Occasionable :: Occasionable (a.) Capable of being occasioned or caused.
Hail :: Hail (v. t.) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting..
Glory :: Glory (n.) That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honor; that which brings or gives renown; an object of pride or boast; the occasion of praise; excellency; brilliancy; splendor.
Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation..
Core :: Core (n.) A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver.
Occasioning :: Occasioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Occasio.
Crapulence :: Crapulence (n.) The sickness occasioned by intemperance; surfeit.
For :: For (prep.) Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done.
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to produce; as, to breed a storm; to breed disease..
Deliriant :: Deliriant (n.) A poison which occasions a persistent delirium, or mental aberration (as belladonna)..
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