gravy

Noun

• a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  • the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
    

• the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added

• a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  boom , bonanza , gold rush , godsend , manna from heaven , windfall , bunce , pan gravy