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godsend

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god·send  (gdsnd)
n.
Something wanted or needed that comes or happens unexpectedly.

[Alteration of Middle English goddes sand, God's message : goddes, genitive of God, God; see god + sand, message (from Old English; see sent- in Indo-European roots).]

godsend [ˈgɒdˌsɛnd]
n
a person or thing that comes unexpectedly but is particularly welcome
[changed from C17 God's send, alteration of goddes sand God's message, from Old English sand; see send1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.godsend - 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 like an assembly line"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens

godsend
noun blessing, help, benefit, asset, boon A microwave is a godsend for busy people.
Translations
godsend [ˈgɒdsend] Ndon m del cielo
it was a godsend to usnos llegó en buena hora
godsend [ˈgɒdsɛnd] naubaine f, bénédiction f
godsend [ˈgɒdˌsɛnd] ndono del cielo
it was a godsend to us → è stata una vera manna per noi
godsend [ˈgɒdˌsɛnd] ndono del cielo
it was a godsend to us → è stata una vera manna per noi


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The arrival of an American man-of-war is a godsend to them.
Philip quickly reckoned out how much that would amount to, and his mouth watered; thirty pounds would be a godsend just then, and he thought the fates owed him something.
For a little knot of smokers and solemn gossips, who had seldom any new topics of discussion, this was a perfect Godsend.
 
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