Godsend

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Godsend \God"send`\ (g[o^]d"s[e^]nd), n.
     Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of
     good fortune.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  godsend
       n : a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden
           opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has
           created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where
           boxes of specimen jars are processed lik an assembly
           line" [syn: {boom}, {bonanza}, {gold rush}, {gravy}, {manna
           from heaven}, {windfall}, {bunce}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "godsend":
     advantage, benediction, benefit, blessing, boast, bonanza, boon,
     catch, diamond, find, gem, gift, good thing, jewel,
     loaves and fishes, manna, manna from heaven, pearl, plum, pride,
     pride and joy, prize, treasure, trophy, trouvaille, windfall,
     winner