ill+luck

  • 1ill luck — index loss, misfortune Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2ill luck — noun an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes • Syn: ↑misfortune, ↑bad luck, ↑tough luck • Ant: ↑good luck (for: ↑bad luck), ↑good fortune ( …

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  • 3ill-luck — …

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  • 4ill-wind — Synonyms and related words: Jonah, bad fortune, bad influence, bad luck, black squall, blizzard, blow, curse, enchantment, equinoctial, evil dispensation, evil eye, evil fortune, evil genius, evil star, frowns of fortune, gale, half a gale, hard… …

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  • 5ill — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 (usu. predic.; often foll. by with) out of health; sick (is ill; was taken ill with pneumonia; mentally ill people). 2 (of health) unsound, disordered. 3 wretched, unfavourable (ill fortune; ill luck). 4 harmful (ill… …

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  • 6ill — [[t]ɪ̱l[/t]] ♦♦ ills 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone who is ill is suffering from a disease or a health problem. In November 1941 Payne was seriously ill with pneumonia... I was feeling ill... If damp, musty buildings make you ill, mould is …

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  • 7Luck — Luck, n. [Akin to D. luk, geluk, G. gl[ u]ck, Icel. lukka, Sw. lycka, Dan. lykke, and perh. to G. locken to entice. Cf. 3d {Gleck}.] That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one s interests or happiness, and which is… …

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  • 8Luck penny — Luck Luck, n. [Akin to D. luk, geluk, G. gl[ u]ck, Icel. lukka, Sw. lycka, Dan. lykke, and perh. to G. locken to entice. Cf. 3d {Gleck}.] That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill, affecting one s interests or happiness, and which is… …

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  • 9ill — [adj1] sick afflicted, ailing, a wreck*, below par*, bummed*, diseased, down, down with, feeling awful, feeling rotten, feeling terrible, got the bug*, indisposed, infirm, laid low*, off one’s feet*, on sick list*, out of sorts*, peaked, poorly,… …

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  • 10ill-fat|ed — «IHL FAY tihd», dj. 1. sure to have a bad fate or end: »an ill fated person. 2. bringing bad luck; unlucky: »an ill fated hour …

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