Definition of for

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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.

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Goshawk :: Goshawk (n.) Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius) and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. The Australian goshawk (A. Novae-Hollandiae) is pure white..
Preambulatory :: Preambulatory (a.) Preceding; going before; introductory.
Bull Brier :: Bull brier () A species of Smilax (S. Pseudo-China) growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer; -- called also bamboo brier and China brier..
Shoot :: Shoot (v. i.) To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify..
Fan :: Fan (n.) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away..
Oviferous :: Oviferous (a.) Egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched..
Plunge :: Plunge (v. i.) To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does..
Snuffers :: Snuffers (n. pl.) An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.
Martin :: Martin (n.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows..
Shamble :: Shamble (n.) A place for slaughtering animals for meat.
Trade Union :: Trade union () An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, etc..
Provide :: Provide (v. t.) To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now by with..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; -- usually with down..
Answer :: Answer (n.) To atone; to be punished for.
Air :: Air (n.) To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion..
Lasslorn :: Lasslorn () Forsaken by a lass.
Cadillac :: Cadillac (n.) A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for cooking..
Intrusion :: Intrusion (n.) The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or reversion has taken possession..
Horn :: Horn (n.) A curved projection on the fore part of a plane.
Oca :: Oca (n.) A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (O. crenata, and O. tuberosa) which bear edible tubers..
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