English to English
noun
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
The evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the enclosed land around a house or other building
It was a small house with almost no yard.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
source: WordNet 3.0
- a justification for something existing or happening
He had no cause to complain.
They had good reason to rejoice.
source: WordNet 3.0
- dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
It is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds.
source: WordNet 3.0
