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luck

Entry Word:: luck
Function:: noun

Text: 1 success that is partly the result of chance <some people have all the luck> Synonymsfortunateness, fortune, luckiness Related Wordsbreak, fluke, godsend, hit, serendipity, strike, windfall; chance, opportunity; coup, stroke Near Antonymsknock, misadventure, mishap; adversity, curse, sorrow, tragedy, trouble; calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster; defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess; accident, casualty; disappointment, letdown, setback; circumstance, destiny, doom, fate, lot, portion Antonymsmischance, misfortune, unluckiness 2 the uncertain course of events <let's plan our vacation rather than leave everything to luck> — see chance 1

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