Nouns denoting natural events

bombination
sound of rapid vibration
 
potato race
a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time
 
reappearance
the event of something appearing again
 
blow
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
 
ringing
the sound of a bell ringing
 
programming error
error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result
 
fundraiser
a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money
 
cross country
a long race run over open country
 
microseism
a small earthquake
 
epidemic
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
 
levitation
movement upward in virtue of lightness
 
advance
a change for the better; progress in development
 
inversion
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
 
dud
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
 
grate
a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
 
appalling
an experience that appalls
 
occasion
an event that occurs at a critical time
 
breath of fresh air
a welcome relief
 
materialisation
something that comes into existence as a result
 
shrinkage
process or result of becoming less or smaller
 
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