Means and Odds

Means

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Odds and means are semantically related in chance topic. In some cases you can use "Odds" instead a noun "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

Odds noun - A measure of how often an event will occur instead of another.

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Means and odds are semantically related in chance topic. Sometimes you can use "Means" instead a noun "Odds".

good	good means	good odds
best	best means	best odds
better	better means	better odds
similar	similar means	similar odds
Other adjectives: many, actual, little, desperate, few, different, various.

The horse wins at very long odds, which presumably means the Buchmans won a small fortune, but this fact isn't even brought up.

Source: Undisclosed Funds
They shouldn't even have lost the war with the Wraith with the first place; they were too stupid to realize what "overwhelming odds" means and ended up giving their enemy the necessary tools to clone a massive army and Zerg Rush them into defeat.

Source: Nice Job Breaking It Hero / Live-Action TV
On average, he pulls Avenge, Noble Sacrifice, Repentance, Competitive Spirit, and Redemption from the deck, which means his owner will no longer have to worry about drawing any of them and giving them better odds of drawing their late game cards, like Tirion or another Challenger.

Source: Game Breaker / Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

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