| accident |
an event that happens by chance, especially a harmful one. [1/2 definitions] |
| accidental |
happening by chance; not planned or expected. |
| advantage |
a better chance or position; upper hand. [1/2 definitions] |
| affirmative action |
a policy to make sure certain groups of people are given a fair chance for jobs and education. In particular, this policy is for minority groups and women who were not given these opportunities in the past. Regulations made by the U.S. government support affirmative action. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| audience |
a chance to be heard by someone in power. [1/3 definitions] |
| bingo |
a game of chance in which markers are placed on numbered squares on a card, in accordance with numbers chosen randomly and announced by a caller, and which is won by placing five such markers in a row. |
| break |
a lucky chance; opportunity. [1/19 definitions] |
| bump into |
(informal) to meet by chance. [1/2 definitions] |
| by accident |
due to chance, as opposed to plan. [1/2 definitions] |
| bystander |
someone who is present at an occurrence only by chance or does not take part in it. |
| carnival |
a traveling commercial amusement show, usu. offering rides, games of chance, and sideshows. [1/2 definitions] |
| casual |
happening by chance; not planned. [1/3 definitions] |
| chi-square |
a statistical method that determines to what degree the differences between expected data and data actually derived can be ascribed to chance, rather than to some general cause or principle. |
| choice |
the right or chance to choose. [1/5 definitions] |
| coincidence |
the chance happening of two events at the same time. |
| collocation |
in linguistics, the tendency of certain words to occur together in speech or writing with more frequency than chance would predict, or the particular ways that words tend to combine with each other within a particular language. [1/2 definitions] |
| come across |
to discover or find by chance. |
| competitive |
standing a good chance of success in a competition. [1/3 definitions] |
| contingent |
occurring by chance or accident. [1/4 definitions] |
| coupon |
a small, printed slip of paper that gives someone a discount, admission to a performance, or a chance to win a prize. |