Eureka
Northern California city
Eureka!, Greek for I have found! , is said to have been exclaimed by the mathematician Archimedes, on discovering a method for determining the purity of gold.
Since then, it has become a general-purpose exclamation for any serendipitous discovery, and a popular toponym in North America.
Eureka is also the state motto of California.
Sudden important advance
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- realizationGrasping what's true
aha · lightbulb · invention · solution · found · strike gold · brainwave · inspiration
Loud vocal outburst
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- joyIntense positive emotion
celebration · success · victory · elation · exultation · relief · satisfaction · accomplishment
Mass migration seeking ore
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- 49ers1849 gold seekers
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
nugget · strike · boomtown · Sierra Nevada · pan · sluice · frontier · California
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
realization · aha · lightbulb · invention · solution · found · strike gold · brainwave · inspiration · click
shout
Loud vocal outburst
- cryVocal expression of emotion
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
joy · celebration · success · victory · elation · exultation · relief · satisfaction · accomplishment · vindication
gold rush
Mass migration seeking ore
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- 49ers1849 gold seekers
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
claim · nugget · strike · boomtown · Sierra Nevada · pan · sluice · frontier · California · settlement
bathtub
Fixture for soaking
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
gold · Syracuse · volume · water · overflow · naked · principle · density · Greek · ancient
- Missouri PlacesKansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, Columbia, Jefferson City
- Lumber TownsSawyer, McCloud, Weed, Shelton, Longview
- Pacific CitiesHong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sydney
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
- vacuumsvacuum, vacuum cleaner, upright vacuum, canister vacuum, stick vacuum
- Arctic PlacesNorth Pole, Svalbard, Arctic Circle, Thule, Arctic Ocean
Eurekastumped
Unable to solve
baffled · at a loss · drawing a blank · confused · perplexed
EurekaLos Angeles
Southern California metropolis
San Diego · Southern California · SoCal · Hollywood · Orange County
- eureka momentSudden realization or discovery
- eureka effectSudden comprehension breakthrough