stroke+of+luck+or+good+fortune

  • 11fortune — n. wealth 1) to accumulate, amass, make a fortune 2) to come into, inherit a fortune 3) to dissipate, run through, squander a fortune 4) an enormous, large, vast fortune 5) a family fortune luck 6) to try one s fortune 7) the (bad; good) fortune… …

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  • 12stroke — stroke1 S3 [strəuk US strouk] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(illness)¦ 2¦(swimming/rowing)¦ 3¦(sport)¦ 4¦(pen/brush)¦ 5 at a/one stroke 6 on the stroke of seven/nine etc 7 stroke of luck/fortune 8 stroke of genius/inspiration etc 9¦(hit) …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13luck — 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! |… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14fortune — noun 1 luck ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ bad, ill … OF FORTUNE ▪ piece, stroke ▪ By a stroke of good fortune, S …

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  • 15luck — noun 1) with luck you ll make it Syn: good fortune, good luck; a fluke, a stroke of luck; informal a lucky break Ant: bad luck, misfortune 2) I wish you luck Syn: success, prosperity …

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  • 16luck — noun 1) with luck you ll make it Syn: good fortune, good luck, stroke of luck; informal lucky break 2) I wish you luck Syn: success, prosperity, good fortune, good luck 3) it is a matter of luck whether it hits or m …

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  • 17good luck — n good fortune, fortune, luck, smiles of fortune, fate on one s side; run or streak of good luck or fortune, fair weather, halcyon days; stroke of fortune, piece of luck, blessing, boon, benefaction, Archaic. benison; godsend, lucky find,… …

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  • 18stroke — stroke1 [ strouk ] noun count ** ▸ 1 medical condition ▸ 2 unexpected event ▸ 3 a hit with hand/object ▸ 4 in swimming/rowing ▸ 5 when lightning hits something ▸ 6 hour sound of clocks ▸ 7 single pen/brush mark ▸ 8 hand movement ▸ 9 slash mark… …

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  • 19stroke */*/ — I UK [strəʊk] / US [stroʊk] noun Word forms stroke : singular stroke plural strokes 1) a medical condition in which blood is suddenly blocked and cannot reach the brain, or in which a blood vessel in the brain breaks, often causing a loss of the… …

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  • 20luck — Synonyms and related words: accident, accidentality, actuarial calculation, adventitiousness, blessing, break, bump, calculated risk, capriciousness, casualness, chance, chances, chanciness, changeableness, destiny, erraticism, erraticness, fate …

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