why : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: why	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
why n the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' Synonym(s): why, wherefore
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Why \Why\, n. A young heifer. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Why \Why\, adv. [OE. whi, why, AS. hw[c6], hw[?], instrumental case of hw[be], hw[91]t; akin to Icel. hv[c6] why, Dan. & Sw. hvi; cf. Goth. hw[?]. [?]. See {Who}.] 1. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under {What}, pron., 1. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? --Ezek. xxxiii. 11. 2. For which; on account of which; -- used relatively. No ground of enmity between us known Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton. Turn the discourse; I have a reason why I would not have you speak so tenderly. --Dryden. 3. The reason or cause for which; that on account of which; on what account; as, I know not why he left town so suddenly; -- used as a compound relative. Note: Why is sometimes used as an interjection or an expletive in expression of surprise or content at a turn of affairs; used also in calling. [bd]Why, Jessica![b8] --Shak. If her chill heart I can not move, Why, I'll enjoy the very love. --Cowley. Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun. The how and the why and the where. --Goldsmith. {For why}, because; why. See {Forwhy}. [Obs. or Colloq.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Why, AZ Zip code(s): 85321