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1Chance — (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of …
2Chance comer — Chance Chance (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL. cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L. cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.] 1. A supposed material or psychical… …
3Chance Shot (horse) — Chance Shot Sire Fair Play Grandsire Hastings Dam Quelle Chance Damsire Ethelbert Sex Stallion …
4chance on — chance upon if you should chance upon a Willie McCovey card, please let me know Syn: come across/upon, run across/into, happen on, light on, stumble on, find by chance, meet (by chance), bump into …
5chance — [adj] accidental, unforeseeable adventitious, at random, casual, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, inadvertent, incidental, lucky, odd, offhand, unforeseen, unintentional, unlooked for, unplanned; concept 552 Ant. designed,… …
6Chance (comics) — Chance is the name of two unrelated fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. The first is a mercenary and enemy of Spider Man, the second a mutant who originally appeared in Fallen Angels vol. 1 #1. Contents 1 Chance (Nicholas Powell) 1.1… …
7Chance Phelps — Chance Russell Phelps Official photo Born July 14, 1984(1984 07 14) Riverton, Wyoming …
8chance upon somebody — ˈchance on/upon sb/sth derived (formal) to find or meet sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance • One day he chanced upon Emma s diary and began reading it. Main entry: ↑chancederived …
9chance upon something — ˈchance on/upon sb/sth derived (formal) to find or meet sb/sth unexpectedly or by chance • One day he chanced upon Emma s diary and began reading it. Main entry: ↑chancederived …
10chance — [chans, chäns] n. [ME chaunce < OFr cheance < VL cadentia, that which falls out < L cadens, prp. of cadere, to fall: see CASE1] 1. the happening of events without apparent cause, or the apparent absence of cause or design; fortuity; luck …