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conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument. I'll give him reasons for it. Shak. The reason of the motion of the balance in a wheel watch is by the motion of the next wheel. Sir M. Hale. This reason did the ancient fathers render, why the church was called "catholic." Bp. Pearson. Virtue and…

Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational; as, a reasonable being.

Quality of being reasonable.

In a reasonable manner.

One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close reasoner; a logical reasoner.

The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner of presenting one's reasons.

A rationalist. [Obs.] Such persons are now commonly called "reasonists" and "rationalists," to distinguish them from true reasoners and rational inquirers. Waterland.

Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. Shak.

To imprison again.

The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being reimprisoned.

The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant.

Resonance.

d; resounding; echoing back. Through every hour of the golden morning, the streets were resonant with female parties of young and old. De Quincey.

In a reasonant manner.

of brass with two apertures, so contrived as to greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It is used for the study and analysis of complex sounds.

Making a snorting noise; snorting. [R.]

distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of extraordinary physical strength. Samson post. (a) (Naut.) A strong post resting on the keelson, and supporting a beam of the keelson, and supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or movable pilar carrying a leading block or pulley for various purposes. Brand…

ll pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests, etc.

ative position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring, summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry and the rainy. The several seasons o…

Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a seasonable supply of rain. Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction. Ecclus. xxxv. 20. -- Sea"son*a*ble*ness, n. -- Sea"son*a*bly, adv.