Term: reason: a rational motive for a belief or action
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: landlord: a landowner who leases to others
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: strappado: a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: sackbut: a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: oddness: the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: qualifier: a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: virtue: the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: silver jubilee: an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: bit: the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: obidoxime chloride: a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX
Broader: rational motive: a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument | Unrelated: ounce: a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound