Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians..

Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles..

Moccasined :: Moccasined (a.) Covered with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins..

Occasion :: Occasion (n.) A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident..

Occasion :: Occasion (n.) A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.

Occasion :: Occasion (n.) An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause..

Occasion :: Occasion (n.) Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms..

Occasion :: Occasion (n.) A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

Occasion :: Occasion (v. t.) To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety..

Occasionable :: Occasionable (a.) Capable of being occasioned or caused.

Occasional :: Occasional (a.) Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or efforts..

Occasional :: Occasional (a.) Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing..

Occasionalism :: Occasionalism (n.) The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body..

Occasionality :: Occasionality (n.) Quality or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence.

Occasionally :: Occasionally (adv.) In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly..

Occasionate :: Occasionate (v. t.) To occasion.

Occasioned :: Occasioned (imp. & p. p.) of Occasio.

Occasioner :: Occasioner (n.) One who, or that which, occasions, causes, or produces..

Occasioning :: Occasioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Occasio.

Occasive :: Occasive (a.) Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling; descending; western.

Semioccasionally :: Semioccasionally (adv.) Once in a while; on rare occasions.

Water Moccasin :: Water moccasin () A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called also water snake, water adder, water viper..

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