event | something that happens at a given place and time |
sale cutate sale sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices, they held a sale to reduce their inventory, I got some great bargains at their annual sale |
happening occurrence occurrent natural event | an event that happens |
social event | an event characteristic of persons forming groups |
drama dramatic event | an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional |
periodic event recurrent event | an event that recurs at intervals |
accident stroke fortuity chance event | 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 |
blessed event happy event | the live birth of a child |
news event | a newsworthy event |
turn turn of events twist | an unforeseen development, events suddenly took an awkward turn |
three-day event | an equestrian competition, the first day is dressage, the second is crossountry jumping, the third is stadium jumping |
diving diving event | an athletic competition that involves diving into water |
field event | a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track |
track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
swimming event | an athletic competition that involves swimming |
event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
consequence effect outcome result event issue upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon, the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise, his decision had depressing consequences for business, he acted very wise after the event |
event | a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time, the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory |
event case | a special set of circumstances, in that event, the first possibility is excluded, it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled |
spacecraft event time SCET | the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft, SCET TRMOWLT |
anyhow anyway anyways in any case at any rate in any event | used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement, Anyhow, he is dead now, I think they're asleep, anyhow, they're quiet, I don't know what happened to it, anyway, it's gone, anyway, there is another factor to consider, I don't know how it started, in any case, there was a brief scuffle, in any event, the government faced a serious protest, but at any rate he got a knighthood for it |