Definitions
Cause or explanation
Word origin
From Middle English reason, reson, resen, rasen, from Old English ræsn (“beam, rafter, ceiling, wall panel”), probably from Proto-West Germanic *raʀn (“house”), from Proto-Germanic *razną (“house, dwelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₁- (“to rest”).
Used in a sentence
“The reason this tree fell is that it had rotted.”
“There is a reason why so many should be symmetrical: The selective advantage in a symmetrical complex is enjoyed by all the subunits[…]”
“He made reason with his boss about taking a day off.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Cause”6 letters
02“Cause or explanation”6 letters
03“Explanation”6 letters
04“Logical justification”6 letters
05“Cause behind something”6 letters
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