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all on
the cry uttered by a whipper-in to signify that all the hounds are accounted for. -
inexplicable
not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained. -
justification
a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party. -
orenda
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for. -
social darwinism
a 19th-century theory, inspired by Darwinism, by which the social order is accounted as the product of natural selection of those persons best suited to existing living conditions and in accord with which a position of laissez-faire is advocated. -
unaccounted-for
not accounted for; not understood; unexplained: an explosion resulting from some unaccounted-for mechanical failure.