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she took Paul to meet her parents , meet1 / mēt/ • v. (past and past part. met / met/ ) [tr.] 1. come into the presence or company of (someone) by chance or arrangement: a week later I… Chance , Chance
In both science and religion there is a lively debate about the role of chance in the universe. In science, this debate usual takes the form o… aleatory music , aleatory music (from Lat. alea, dice; hence the throw of the dice for chance). Synonym for indeterminacy, i.e. mus. that cannot be predicted before p… Snowball , snow·ball / ˈsnōˌbôl/ • n. 1. a ball of packed snow, esp. one made for throwing at other people for fun. ∎ fig. a thing that grows rapidly in intensi… ruffle , ruf·fle / ˈrəfəl/ • v. [tr.] 1. disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it: he ruffled her hair affectionat… Chapter House , chap·ter house • n. a building used for the meetings of the canons of a cathedral or other religious community. ∎ a place where a college fraternity…
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