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tsamba [tsam.ba.] : fluke (n.); luck (n.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: chamba: fluke; lucky break ]

Derivatives of tsamba


Glosses:
fluke
n. (phenomenon)1. fluke, good fortune, good lucka stroke of luck.
~ fortune, luckan unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome.; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
~ serendipitygood luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries.
n. (artifact)2. flukea barb on a harpoon or arrow.
~ barba subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove.
~ harpoona spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it.
n. (artifact)3. flue, flukeflat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor.
~ anchor, ground tacklea mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving.
~ projectionany structure that branches out from a central support.
n. (animal)4. flukeeither of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean.
~ cetacean, cetacean mammal, blowerlarge aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals.
~ tailthe posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.
n. (animal)5. fluke, trematode, trematode wormparasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host.
~ flatworm, platyhelminthparasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body.
~ class trematoda, trematodaparasitic flatworms (including flukes).
~ fasciola hepatica, liver flukeflatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans.
~ fasciolopsis buskifluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia.
~ blood fluke, schistosomeflatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals.
luck
n. (state)1. circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portionyour overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you).; "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
~ conditiona mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.; "the human condition"
~ good fortune, good luck, luckinessan auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes.
~ providencea manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures.
~ bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortunean unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.
~ failurelack of success.; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
n. (phenomenon)2. chance, fortune, hazard, luckan unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another.; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
~ phenomenonany state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning.
~ mischance, mishap, bad luckan unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate.; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
~ even chance, toss-up, tossupan unpredictable phenomenon.; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose"
n. (phenomenon)3. fortune, luckan unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome.; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
~ phenomenonany state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning.
~ fluke, good fortune, good lucka stroke of luck.