accident
/ˈæksədənt/
noun
Core
1.n.an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
2.n.anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
“winning the lottery was a happy accident”
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accident and stroke share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. accident means “an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury”. stroke means “(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand”. accident is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈæksədənt/
1.n.an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
2.n.anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
“winning the lottery was a happy accident”
/ˈstɹoʊk/
| accident | stroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæksədənt/ | /ˈstɹoʊk/ |
| Said | AK-suh-duhnt | strohk |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Letters | 8 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 2 | 16 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | shot |
Full entry for accident · Full entry for stroke · More comparisons
1.n.(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
“it took two strokes to get out of the bunker”
2.n.the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
3.n.a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain