| 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 |
blazer
sport jacket
sport coat
sports jacket
sports coat | lightweight single-breasted jacket, often striped in the colors of a club or school |
| field house sports arena | a building for indoor sports |
sports car
sport car | a small low car with a high-powered engine, usually seats two persons |
| sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport |
| sports implement | an implement used in a sport |
stadium
bowl arena sports stadium | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments |
| sports medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities |
| sports page | any page in the sports section of a newspaper |
| sports section | the section of a newspaper that reports on sports |
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 |
| 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 |
meet
sports meeting | a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held |
| track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
| swimming event | an athletic competition that involves swimming |
| sports desk | the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news |
| event planner | someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials) |
sports announcer
sportscaster
sports commentator | an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events |
| sports editor | the newspaper editor responsible for sports news |
sports fan
fan rooter | an enthusiastic devotee of sports |
sports writer
sportswriter | a journalist who writes about sports |
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 |