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| chance or luck as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affairs : some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate. |
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| the inscription on the sarcophagus engraving, etching; wording, writing, lettering, legend, epitaph, epigraph. |
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the young of a fox, bear, lion, or other carnivorous mammal.
• archaic a young man, esp. one who is awkward or ill-mannered. |
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| the hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, esp. as a building material : the houses are built of stone | [as adj. ] high stone walls. |
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| a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. |
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a risky or daring journey or undertaking : pioneering ventures into little-known waters.
• a business enterprise involving considerable risk. |
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| guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable or authoritative : she visited the island on her doctor's advice | even successful businessmen asked his advice. |
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an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous, experience or activity : her recent adventures in Italy.
• daring and exciting activity calling for enterprise and enthusiasm : she traveled the world in search of adventure | a sense of adventure. |
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| comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a law); submit to the authority of : I always obey my father. |
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extending or directly underneath, typically with close contact : in the labyrinths beneath central Moscow.
• underneath so as to be hidden, covered, or protected : unaltered even after years beneath the sea. |
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