Account
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To reckon; to compute; to count. To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign. Edward Hyde Clarendon To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem. To render or receive an account or relation of particulars To render an account; to answer in judgement. To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain To get revenge on.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts. A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle. A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgement thereon. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgement. Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. A subscription to a service.
Example sentence: Facts are facts and will not disappear on account of your likes.
Explanation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act or process of explainingSomething that explains, makes understandableAn excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence
Example sentence: Rod Carew told me once that for those that know you, no explanation is necessary, and for those that don't know you, none is possible. That's the philosophy I live by.