that+happens+by+chance
31luck — 1 noun (U) 1 GOOD FORTUNE something good that happens by chance: have luck (with sth): Did you have any luck with the job application? | You re not having much luck today, are you? | Good luck!/Best of luck!: Good luck tomorrow in the exam! |… …
32luck — I UK [lʌk] / US noun [uncountable] ** 1) success that you have by chance and not because of anything that you do John never had much luck with girls. wish someone luck (in/with something): We d all like to wish you luck in your new job. 2) an… …
33happenstance — hap|pen|stance [ hæpən,stæns ] noun LITERARY uncount the fact that something happens by chance, usually something good a. count something good that happens by chance …
34accident — noun 1》 an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally. 2》 something that happens by chance or without apparent cause. ↘chance: we met by accident. 3》 Philosophy a property of a thing which is not essential to its… …
35quirk — noun (C) 1 something strange that happens by chance: quirk of fate/history etc (=something that happens by chance and influences later events): By a quirk of fate, he left just before the bomb exploded. 2 a strange habit or feature of someone s… …
36happenstance — UK [ˈhæpənˌstæns] / US noun Word forms happenstance : singular happenstance plural happenstances literary a) [uncountable] the fact that something happens by chance, usually something good b) [countable] something good that happens by chance …
37accident — ► NOUN 1) an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally. 2) an incident that happens by chance or without apparent cause. 3) chance. ● accidents will happen in the best regulated families Cf. ↑accidents will happen in the… …
38freak — freak1 [ frik ] noun count 1. ) something with very unusual features that make it very different from other things of its type a ) someone who looks strange or behaves in a strange way: If you don t like sports they regard you as a freak. 2. )… …
39freak — I UK [friːk] / US [frɪk] noun [countable] Word forms freak : singular freak plural freaks 1) something with very unusual features that make it very different from other things of its type 2) someone who looks strange or who behaves in a strange… …
40accident — (n.) late 14c., an occurrence, incident, event, from O.Fr. accident (12c.), from L. accidentem (nom. accidens), prp. of accidere happen, fall out, fall upon, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + cadere fall (see CASE (Cf …
