Accident
An accident, also known as an unintentional injury, is an undesirable, incidental, and unplanned event that could have been prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence. Most scientists who study unintentional injury avoid using the term “accident” and focus on factors that increase risk of severe injury and that reduce injury incidence and severity.
Accident (noun)
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.
“to die by an accident”
Accident (noun)
Especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.
“There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.”
“My insurance went up after the second accident in three months.”
Accident (noun)
Any chance event.
Accident (noun)
Chance.
Accident (noun)
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential.
“Beauty is an accident.”
Accident (noun)
An instance of incontinence.
Accident (noun)
An unintended pregnancy.
Accident (noun)
A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness.
Accident (noun)
A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
Accident (noun)
An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
Accident (noun)
A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
Accident (noun)
casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
Accident (noun)
Appearance, manifestation.
Fluke (noun)
A lucky or improbable occurrence, with the implication that the occurrence could not be repeated.
“The first goal was just a fluke.”
Fluke (noun)
A flounder.
Fluke (noun)
A trematode; a parasitic flatworm of the Trematoda class, related to the tapeworm.
“The man had become infected with flukes after eating a meal of raw fish.”
Fluke (noun)
Either of the two lobes of a whale’s or similar creature’s tail.
“The dolphin had an open wound on the left fluke of its tail where the propeller had injured it.”
Fluke (noun)
Any of the triangular blades at the end of an anchor, designed to catch the ground.
“The fluke of the anchor was wedged between two outcroppings of rock and could not be dislodged.”
Fluke (noun)
A metal bill), made in various forms depending on function, whether used for grappling or to penetrate armour when swung at an opponent.
“The polearm had a wide, sharpened fluke attached to the central point.”
Fluke (noun)
In general, a winglike formation on a central piece.
“After casting the bronze statue, we filed down the flukes and spurs from the molding process.”
Fluke (noun)
Waste cotton
Fluke (verb)
To obtain a successful outcome by pure chance.
“I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.”
Fluke (verb)
To fortuitously pot a ball in an unintended way.
“He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.”
Accident (noun)
an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury
“if you are unable to work owing to accident or sickness”
“he had an accident at the factory”
Accident (noun)
a crash involving road or other vehicles
“four people were killed in a road accident”
Accident (noun)
an incidence of incontinence by a child or animal
“he had a little accident, but I washed his shorts out”
Accident (noun)
an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause
“the pregnancy was an accident”
“it is no accident that Manchester has produced more than its fair share of professional comics”
Accident (noun)
the working of fortune; chance
“members belong to the House of Lords through hereditary right or accident of birth”
Accident (noun)
(in Aristotelian thought) a property of a thing which is not essential to its nature.
Fluke (noun)
an unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck
“their victory was a bit of a fluke”
Fluke (noun)
a parasitic flatworm which typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. Some species are of veterinary or medical importance.
Fluke (noun)
a flatfish, especially a flounder.
Fluke (noun)
a broad triangular plate on the arm of an anchor.
Fluke (noun)
either of the lobes of a whale’s tail.
Fluke (verb)
achieve (something) by luck rather than skill.