Peril

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Imminent danger.
  • noun. Exposure to the risk of harm or loss.
  • noun. Something that endangers or involves risk.
  • transitive verb. To expose to danger or the chance of injury; imperil.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To hazard; risk; put in peril or danger.
  • To be in danger.
  • noun. Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
  • noun. In law, a source of danger: a possible casualty contemplated as the cause of loss or injury.
  • noun. =Syn 1. jeopardy, etc. See danger and risk.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk.
  • noun. Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction.
  • noun. with risk or danger to one; at the hazard of.
  • noun. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To be in danger.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
  • noun. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. pose a threat to; present a danger to
  • noun. a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
  • noun. a state of danger involving risk
  • verb. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
  • noun. a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
    • Word Usage
    "American dream, in peril, is successfully pursued through state programs"
    cross-reference
    perils of the sea  
    Equivalent
    on one's peril  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    be  exist  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Beryl  Carol  Carole  Carroll  Cheryl  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apprehension  calamity  danger  defeat  difficulty  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    breakers ahead  cardhouse  cause for alarm  compromise  crisis  
    verb-form
    perilled  perilling  perils  
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