Nouns denoting natural events
- one-off
- a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated
- temblor
- shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
- tremor
- a small earthquake
- visitation
- an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
- tournament
- a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
- springtide
- a swelling rush of anything
- Watergate scandal
- a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
- war cloud
- an ominous sign that war threatens
- susurration
- the indistinct sound of people whispering
- chorus
- any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
- miracle
- a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
- three-day event
- an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping
- tapping
- the sound of light blow or knock
- decease
- the event of dying or departure from life
- big bang
- (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
- competition
- an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- epidemic
- a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
- dislocation
- an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity
- outpouring
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- accommodation
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
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