Windfall

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain.
  • n. Something, such as a ripened fruit, that has been blown down by the wind.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something that has been blown down by the wind.
  • n. A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind
  • n. A sudden large benefit; especially an influx of money
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
  • n. An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Something blown down by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or a number of trees in a forest.
  • n. An unexpected piece of good fortune, as an unexpected legacy.
  • n. The tract of fallen trees, etc., which shows the path of a tornado.
  • n. A violent gust of wind rushing from coast-ranges and mountains to the sea.
  • n. The down-rush of air occurring on the leeward side of a hill or mountain at a distance from its base.
  • Windfallen.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  • n. fruit that has fallen from the tree
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    obvention    legacy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unrealized    breakthrough    first-quarter    influx    baulk