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| break |
a lucky chance; opportunity. [1/19 definitions] |
| chance |
When you win a game by chance, it means that you win because you were lucky. [1/5 definitions] |
| cure |
A cure is something that makes a sick person get well again. We are lucky that there are cures for many diseases nowadays. [1/3 definitions] |
| enjoy |
When you enjoy something, it means that you use it, do it, or have it, and that it is a nice thing for you. When you enjoy the park in the summer, you use the park and it is fun for you. When you enjoy something, it often means that you are lucky to have it, or that other people might not be able to use or have the same thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| fortunate |
having good fortune; lucky; blessed. [1/2 definitions] |
| fortunately |
by lucky chance; luckily. |
| happy |
lucky or fortunate. [1/2 definitions] |
| honor |
When it is an honor to do something, it means that you feel lucky to be able to do this thing and it makes you feel proud that you are given the chance to do it. [1/7 definitions] |
| hopefully |
it is hoped; if we are lucky; if all goes well. [1/2 definitions] |
| incident |
An incident is a single event that happens. It is a single event of a certain kind. Sometimes it is a lucky or good type of thing that happens, but we often use the word "incident" for bad types of things that happen. |
| lucky |
If you are lucky, good things happen to you just by chance. Also, we say that someone or something is lucky when it was possible for a very bad thing to happen but it did not happen. |
| mercy |
A mercy is something lucky that happened and a thing to be thankful for. [1/3 definitions] |
| thankful |
When you are thankful, you feel or show that you appreciate something. If you are thankful for something, you feel lucky that you have it, or you feel like you want to say "Thank you!" to someone for it. You can be thankful for something even if it isn't exactly what you want. You can be thankful just for someone's kindness. |
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