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Automaton :: Automaton (v. i.) A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc..

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

Wrongly :: Wrongly (adv.) In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives..

Motivo :: Motivo (n.) See Motive, n., 3, 4..

Frame :: Frame (n.) The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels.

Timocracy :: Timocracy (n.) A state in which the love of honor is the ruling motive.

Podophyllous :: Podophyllous (a.) Having thin, flat, leaflike locomotive organs..

Metrograph :: Metrograph (n.) An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and duration of its stops.

Quartering :: Quartering (a.) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other..

Motive :: Motive (a.) Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as, a motive argument; motive power..

Score :: Score (n.) Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.

Take :: Take (v. t.) To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies..

Self-determination :: Self-determination (n.) Determination by one's self; or, determination of one's acts or states without the necessitating force of motives; -- applied to the voluntary or activity..

Cab :: Cab (n.) The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer has his station..

Inducement :: Inducement (n.) That which induces; a motive or consideration that leads one to action or induces one to act; as, reward is an inducement to toil..

Abstemious :: Abstemious (a.) Promotive of abstemiousness.

Manumotive :: Manumotive (a.) Movable by hand.

Pedomotive :: Pedomotive (a.) Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.

Motive :: Motive (n.) That which incites to action; anything prompting or exciting to choise, or moving the will; cause; reason; inducement; object..

Thug :: Thug (n.) One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government..

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