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happening - an event that happens |
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occurrence,
occurrent |
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event something that happens at a given place and time
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concomitant,
co-occurrence,
attendant,
accompaniment a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
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avalanche a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail"
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experience the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
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trouble an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty"
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treat an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight
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miracle a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
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marvel,
wonder something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
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thing a separate and self-contained entity
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episode a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
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contingence,
eventuality,
contingency a possible event or occurrence or result
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beginning the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
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ending,
conclusion,
finish the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
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one-off a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated
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periodic event,
recurrent event an event that recurs at intervals
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alteration,
modification,
change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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computer error,
error (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
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chance event,
fortuity,
accident,
stroke anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause; "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
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fire the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
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incident a single distinct event
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discharge the act of discharging a gun
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instance,
example,
case an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
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motion,
movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
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failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
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success an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"
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appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
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destiny,
fate an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
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disappearance the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
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disappearance the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
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impinging,
striking,
contact close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings"
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finish the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
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collapse a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
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interruption,
break some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt"
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sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
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union the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
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news event a newsworthy event
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flash a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
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convergence the act of converging (coming closer)
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juncture,
occasion an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
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flare-up,
outburst,
burst a sudden violent disturbance
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outbreak,
irruption,
eruption a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
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setback,
black eye,
reverse,
blow,
reversal a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye"
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bunce,
godsend,
bonanza,
gold rush,
manna from heaven,
windfall,
gravy,
boom an especially rich vein of precious ore
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collapse,
crash a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"
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supervention a following on in addition
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