1. Fruit blown off the tree by wind.
2. An unexpected legacy.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
1. Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
2. An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
Blown down by the wind.
Good Roget’s Thesaurus §618
N. good, benefit, advantage, improvement, greatest good, supreme good, interest, service, behoof, behalf, weal, main chance, summum bonum, common weal, "consummation devoutly to be wished", gain, boot, profit, harvest, boon, good turn, blessing, world of good, piece of good luck, piece of good fortune, nuts, prize, windfall, godsend, waif, treasure-trove, good fortune, happiness, goodness, utility, remedy, pleasure giving
Adv. well, aright, satisfactorily, favorably, not amis, all for the best, to one's advantage, in one's favor, in one's interest
Phr. so far so good, magnum bonum
No Bible verses found for "windfall".