1. (

• natural

) someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job" ;

2. (

• natural ,
• cancel

) a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat ;

3. (

• natural

) (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake ;

1. (

• natural ,

) in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature; "a very natural development"; "our natural environment"; "natural science"; "natural resources"; "natural cliffs"; "natural phenomena" ;

2. (

• natural ,

) existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers" ;

3. (

• natural ,

) existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation" ;

4. (

• natural

) functioning or occurring in a normal way; lacking abnormalities or deficiencies; "it's the natural thing to happen"; "natural immunity"; "a grandparent's natural affection for a grandchild" ;

5. (

• natural ,

) (of a musical note) being neither raised nor lowered by one chromatic semitone; "a natural scale"; "B natural" ;

6. (

• biological ,
• natural

) (of a parent or child) related by blood; genetically related; "biological child"; "natural parent" ;

7. (

• natural ,
• instinctive

) unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct; "a cat's natural aversion to water"; "offering to help was as instinctive as breathing" ;

8. (

• natural ,
• raw ,
• rude

) (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" ;

9. (

• natural ,
• born ,
• innate

) being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" ;

10. (

• lifelike ,
• natural

) free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction" ;