noun🔗ShareAn unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences."to die by an accident"eventdisasternegativesituationsufferingessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEspecially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death."My insurance went up after the second accident in three months."disastereventvehicletrafficinsurancelawessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny chance event."The sudden downpour was an accident; no one had predicted the heavy rain. "eventpossibilitydisasteressentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChance."The winning lottery ticket was an accident of luck. "outcomeeventpossibilityessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential."Beauty is an accident."philosophyoutcomeeventsituationessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn instance of incontinence."The child had an accident in class. "medicinephysiologybodyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn unintended pregnancy."Sarah's unexpected accident meant she had to leave school for a while to take care of her baby. "familysexbodyhumanessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness."The accident of her personality—her kindness—made her a popular student. "philosophyqualityaspectessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(grammar) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case."The accident of my sister's new car being parked in the wrong spot made her late for work. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn irregular surface feature with no apparent cause."The hiking trail had an accident in the middle of a smooth rock face, a small, irregular dip with no obvious reason for its presence. "appearancenatureessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA sudden discontinuity of ground such as fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ground."The construction workers discovered a significant accident in the bedrock, which caused a delay in the building project. "geologydisasteressentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms."The coat of arms design included an accident of a small, gold star. "heraldrymarkessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCasus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation."The sudden downpour was an accident that caused the soccer game to be canceled. "disasteroutcomeeventpossibilitysituationinsuranceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAppearance, manifestation."The accident of being born into a musical family shaped her future career. "appearanceaspectessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
