All English words - page 39

Meanings of Accident:

noun

An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.

Usage examples:

He had an accident at the factory

Meanings of Accident waiting to happen:

phrase

A potentially disastrous situation, typically caused by negligent or faulty procedures.

Usage examples:

Frightened beach-goers have said jet-skiers travelling too close to swimmers are an accident waitin…

idiom

A very dangerous situation in which an accident is very likely

Meanings of Accident-prone:

adjective

Having or likely to have accidents frequently

Usage examples:

Sleep-deprived kids are more accident-prone.

Meanings of Accidental:

adjective

Happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

A verdict of accidental death

noun

A sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note.

Usage examples:

Horn parts are usually written without key signature, the necessary accidentals being added

Happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

Meanings of Accidentalism:

noun

The quality of being accidental; accidental manner or nature.

Meanings of Accidentalist:

noun

A person who believes that events occur (either generally, or in a particular context) as a result of chance or contingency rather than viewing them as preordained or attributable to a single definite cause.

adjective

Designating a theory or belief that events occur as the result of chance or contingency; of or relating to such a theory or belief.

Meanings of Accidentality:

noun

The quality or fact of being accidental.

Meanings of Accidentally:

adverb

By chance; inadvertently.

Usage examples:

His gun went off accidentally

Without intention; in an unintentional manner

Meanings of Accidentalness:

noun

The quality or fact of being accidental.

Meanings of Accidentals:

noun

A sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note.

Usage examples:

Horn parts are usually written without key signature, the necessary accidentals being added

adjective

Happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

A verdict of accidental death

Meanings of Accidented:

adjective

Of a landscape, its nature: characterized by irregularities, undulating.

Meanings of Accidential:

adjective

Characterized by accidental or non-essential qualities.

Meanings of Accidentiality:

noun

= accidentality .

Meanings of Accidently:

adverb

By chance; inadvertently.

Usage examples:

His gun went off accidentally

Meanings of Accidents:

noun

An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury.

Usage examples:

He had an accident at the factory

Meanings of Accidia:

noun

Accidie (in early use frequently as a latin name.).

Meanings of Accidie:

noun

Spiritual or mental sloth; apathy.

Usage examples:

What karnezis is good at - no, what he's outstanding at - is evoking the yawning despair and accidi…

Meanings of Accipenser:

noun

A fish of the genus acipenser or (more widely) the family acipenseridae; a sturgeon. also (in form acipenser): the genus itself, to which most species of sturgeon belong.

Meanings of Accipiter:

noun

A hawk of a group distinguished by short, broad wings and relatively long legs, adapted for fast flight in wooded country.

Usage examples:

As far as other raptors go, you'd be hard-pressed to mistake an accipiter for a vulture or an eagle.

Meanings of Accipitral:

adjective

Resembling that of a falcon or hawk, especially in respect of sight or temperament; sharp-eyed, hawklike.

Meanings of Accipitrary:

noun

A person who keeps and trains hawks or falcons; a falconer.

Meanings of Accipitrine:

adjective

Relating to or denoting birds of a family that includes most diurnal birds of prey other than falcons, new world vultures, and the osprey.

Usage examples:

The primary predators of all flock participants are accipitrine hawks (accipiter cooperii or a. str…

Meanings of Accismus:

noun

The pretended refusal of something one keenly desires.

Meanings of Acclaim:

verb

Praise enthusiastically and publicly.

Usage examples:

The conference was acclaimed as a considerable success

noun

Enthusiastic and public praise.

Usage examples:

She has won acclaim for her commitment to democracy

Meanings of Acclaimed:

adjective

Publicly praised; celebrated.

Usage examples:

The band released their critically acclaimed debut in 1994

verb

Praise enthusiastically and publicly.

Usage examples:

The conference was acclaimed as a considerable success