strike
noun [C] (DISCOVERY) /straɪk/Definition
› the discovery underground of a valuable substance: The population and settlement of Colorado expanded after the gold strike of 1858.Mining and quarryingFinding and discovering
(Definition of strike noun (DISCOVERY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a fishing expedition idiom
- ascertain verb
- break fresh/new ground idiom
- breakthrough noun
- catch sb red-handed idiom
- find (sth) out phrasal verb
- finder noun
- finders keepers (losers weepers) idiom
- finding noun (DISCOVERY)
- flush sb out phrasal verb
- on the scent idiom
- orientate verb (FIND POSITION)
- pin sth down phrasal verb
- put sb onto sth phrasal verb
- put your finger on sth idiom
- smell sth/sb out phrasal verb
- suss verb
- unearth verb
- unlock verb
- winkle sth/sb out phrasal verb
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