Synonyms: break, happy chance, good luck
Definition: an unexpected piece of good luck
Usage: he finally got his big break
Similar words: accident, chance event, stroke, fortuity
Definition: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
Usage: winning the lottery was a happy accident; the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck; it was due to an accident or fortuity
Synonyms: fluke, good fortune, good luck
Definition: a stroke of luck
Definition: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
Usage: it was my good luck to be there; they say luck is a lady; it was as if fortune guided his hand
Synonyms: luckiness, good fortune, good luck
Definition: an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
Similar words: lot, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, portion, circumstances
Definition: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Usage: whatever my fortune may be; deserved a better fate; has a happy lot; the luck of the Irish; a victim of circumstances; success that was her portion