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GOLD RUSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("gold rush" is a kind of...):
migration (the movement of persons from one country or locality to another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
Example:
the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
Synonyms:
bonanza; boom; bunce; godsend; gold rush; gravy; manna from heaven; windfall
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gold rush" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
