NOUN | state | menace, threat | something that is a source of danger |
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communication | menace | a threat or the act of threatening | |
VERB | stative | menace, endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, threaten, imperil, peril | pose a threat to |
communication | menace | express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture | |
body | menace | act in a threatening manner |
Sounds | meh'nahs; meh'nihs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... |
Meaning | Something that is a source of danger. | |
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Synonym | threat | |
Narrower | yellow peril | The threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples |
Broader | danger | A cause of pain or injury or loss |
Spanish | amenaza, peligro | |
Catalan | amenaça | |
Verbs | menace | pose a threat to |
Meaning | A threat or the act of threatening. | |
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Example | "he spoke with desperate menace" | |
Broader | threat | declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another |
Verbs | menace | act in a threatening manner |
menace | express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture |
Meaning | pose a threat to; present a danger to. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Model | Sam cannot menace Sue | |
Synonyms | endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, threaten, imperil, peril | |
Broader | exist, be | Have an existence, be extant |
Spanish | amenazar, arriesgar, conminar, exponer al peligro, hacer peligrar, poner en peligro | |
Catalan | amenaçar, arriscar, posar en perill | |
Nouns | menace | something that is a source of danger |
Meaning | Express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" | |
Broader | express, show, evince | Give expression / expression to |
Nouns | menace | a threat or the act of threatening |
Meaning | Act in a threatening manner. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Broader | act, behave, do | Behave in a certain manner |
Nouns | menace | a threat or the act of threatening |
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