Term: why: the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: right-hand man: the most helpful assistant
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: ballast: coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: decoupage: art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: bray: the cry of an ass
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: charleston: an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: peregrine: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: water oak: relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: jungermanniales: large order of chiefly tropical liverworts
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: lobotomy: surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes
Broader: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action | Unrelated: cataract: an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye