lucks

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of luck.

   Note

   A plural that runs against the grain of its noun. Luck is usually uncountable, so lucks appears only when separate fortunes are set side by side, such as two gamblers' nights or two families' fates. In everyday speech the singular does that work (their luck diverged). Use lucks when the contrast between individual fortunes is the point, and expect it to sound deliberate.

2. 2
   verbcolloquial

   Third-person singular simple present of luck.

   Whenever the deadline tightens, she somehow lucks into an easy solution.

   He rarely studies, yet he lucks out on nearly every exam.

   Note

   An informal, intransitive verb that never takes a direct object. It needs a preposition (into, on, onto or upon) to reach whatever good fortune turned up: she lucks into a job, he lucks upon the answer. The spelling is shared with the rare plural noun, but the preposition settles which one you are reading. Keep the verb to casual speech and writing.

   He never searches for bargains; he just lucks upon them.

   Every few years she lucks onto a part that suits her perfectly.

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