bonanzas
Sudden wealth discoveries
Bonanzas is the plural of bonanza, a source of sudden wealth or good fortune.
The word comes from Spanish for fair weather or prosperity, and entered English through American mining—a bonanza was a rich vein of ore.
Now it applies to any windfall: The oil boom brought bonanzas to small-town landowners.
A bonanza can also be an abundance of something desirable: a bonanza of new releases this fall.
Vehicle collision cushions
- glutsExcessive supply amounts
- surplusesAmounts exceeding requirements
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- profusionExtravagant amount present
cornucopias · overflows · floods · wealth · riches · troves · motherlodes · treasure
Element seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- strikesRefusals to work collectively
- lodesUnderground ore deposits
- veinsBlood-return tubes
motherlode · nuggets · claims · rushes · deposits · ore · prospectors · Comstock
Largest possible prizes
- windfallsUnexpected gains or benefits
- fortunesWealth or destined outcomes
- treasuresPrized possessions or valuables
- goldminesRich ore deposits
harvests · payoffs · boons · gains · profits · hauls · catches · yields
Rich ore deposits
- jackpotsLargest possible prizes
- coupsForcible regime changes
- breakthroughsSudden significant advances
- successesFavorable outcomes achieved
triumphs · booms · surges · revivals · rallies · upswings · blockbusters · bestsellers
bumpers
Vehicle collision cushions
- glutsExcessive supply amounts
- surplusesAmounts exceeding requirements
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
profusion · cornucopias · overflows · floods · wealth · riches · troves · motherlodes · treasure · embarrassments
gold
Element seventy-nine
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- strikesRefusals to work collectively
- lodesUnderground ore deposits
veins · motherlode · nuggets · claims · rushes · deposits · ore · prospectors · Comstock · Klondike
jackpots
Largest possible prizes
- windfallsUnexpected gains or benefits
- fortunesWealth or destined outcomes
- treasuresPrized possessions or valuables
goldmines · harvests · payoffs · boons · gains · profits · hauls · catches · yields · rewards
goldmines
Rich ore deposits
- jackpotsLargest possible prizes
- coupsForcible regime changes
- breakthroughsSudden significant advances
successes · triumphs · booms · surges · revivals · rallies · upswings · blockbusters · bestsellers · hits
bonanzasdroughts
Extended periods without precipitation
famines · shortages · scarcities · dearths · deficits
bonanzascalamities
Grave misfortunes or disasters
misfortunes · setbacks · hard luck · blows · disasters