GODSEND
Dictionary entry overview: What does godsend mean? • GODSEND (noun)
The noun GODSEND has 1 sense:
1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
Familiarity information: GODSEND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GODSEND (noun)
Meaning:
A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
bunce; godsend; gold rush; bonanza; gravy; manna from heaven; windfall; boom
Context example:
the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
Hypernyms ("godsend" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
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