win+success
51trump card — {n.} Something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works. * /The coach saved his star pitcher for a trump card./ * /Mary had several ways to get Joan to come to her party. Her trump card was that the football captain would be… …
52Mary Agnes Tincker — Frontispiece from The Jewel in the Lotos by Thomas Hovenden 1884. Mary Agnes Tincker (July 18, 1833 – December 4, 1907) was an American novelist. She published about a dozen novels and many short stories. She was made a member of the Ancient… …
53pilgrimage — Visiting holy sites is one of the central activities in Hinduism. Many pilgrims visit shrines, rivers, sacred mountains, and sacred groves to obtain spiritual benefits; others go to achieve the worldly benefits that can also accrue from… …
54cut\ one's\ throat — v. phr. informal To spoil one s chances; ruin a person. He cut his own throat by his carelessness. The younger men in the company were cutting each other s throats in their eagerness to win success. John cut Freddie s throat with Mary by telling… …
55trump\ card — noun Something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works. The coach saved his star pitcher for a trump card. Mary had several ways to get Joan to come to her party. Her trump card was that the football captain would be there …
56trump card — something kept back to be used to win success if nothing else works His trump card was his knowledge of the sales figures that nobody else knew …
57mastery — n 1. control, domination, upper hand, whip hand; government, order, rule, sway; jurisdiction, authority, power, influence; sovereignty, hegemony, preeminence, leadership, headship, mastership. 2. command, management, handling, direction; grasp,… …
58victory — [n] win, success achievement, advantage, ascendancy, bull’s eye*, clean sweep*, conquest, control, defeat, defeating, destruction, dominion, feather in cap*, gain, grand slam*, hit, hole in one*, killing*, laurels, mission accomplished*,… …
59winless — win ► VERB (winning; past and past part. won) 1) be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict). 2) gain as a result of success in a contest, conflict, etc. 3) gain (someone s attention, support, or love). 4) (win over) gain the support… …
60winnable — win ► VERB (winning; past and past part. won) 1) be successful or victorious in (a contest or conflict). 2) gain as a result of success in a contest, conflict, etc. 3) gain (someone s attention, support, or love). 4) (win over) gain the support… …
