Word Meaning

accidents definition and meaning

n. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident.
n. A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.
n. A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
n. A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute.
n. A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness.
n. Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident.
n. Unusual appearance or effect.

Crossword clues for accidents

- An occurrence
- Cacti placed outside study by chance
- Misfortune or mishap
- Mishap
- Motorway pile-up
- Stress about carrying ID causes collision
- Unfortunate mishap
- Unlucky occurrence
- Crashes
- Mishaps
- Road crashes
- Unexpected events
- Unfortunate mishaps
- Unlucky occurrences