The antecedent of a conditional statement.
An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
Inclination; intention; disposition.
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
A sentiment; an opinion.
An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.
Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.