| NOUN | state | hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment | a source of danger |
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| phenomenon | hazard, luck, fortune, chance | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way / way rather than another | |
| artifact | hazard | an obstacle on a golf course | |
| VERB | communication | hazard, guess, venture, pretend | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation |
| social | hazard, venture, adventure, stake, jeopardize | put at risk | |
| social | hazard, gamble, chance, risk, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
| Sounds | hhae'zerd | |
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| Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... | |
| Meaning | A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. | |
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| Example | "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" | |
| Synonyms | jeopardy, peril, risk, endangerment | |
| Narrower | health hazard | hazard to the health of those exposed to it |
| moral hazard | (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance) | |
| occupational hazard | Any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury | |
| sword of Damocles | A constant and imminent peril | |
| Broader | danger | A cause of pain or injury or loss |
| Spanish | peligro, riesgo | |
| Catalan | perill, risc | |
| Adjectives | hazardous | involving risk or danger |
| Verbs | hazard | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
| hazard | put at risk | |
| Meaning | An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way / way rather than another. | |
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| Synonyms | luck, fortune, chance | |
| Narrower | bad luck, mischance, mishap | An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate / unfortunate |
| tossup, toss-up, even chance | An unpredictable phenomenon | |
| Broader | phenomenon | Any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
| Spanish | azar, fortuna, peligro, suerte, ventura | |
| Catalan | atzar, fortuna, sort, ventura | |
| Verbs | hazard | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation |
| Meaning | An obstacle on a golf course. | |
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| Part of | golf course, links course | course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf |
| Narrower | bunker, sand trap, trap | A hazard on a golf course |
| water hazard | hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid | |
| Broader | obstacle | An obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) |
| Spanish | obstáculo de campo | |
| Meaning | Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | guess, venture, pretend | |
| Narrower | predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise | make a prediction about |
| suspect, surmise | imagine to be the case or true or probable | |
| Broader | speculate | talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion |
| Spanish | adivinar, aparentar, aventurar, conjeturar, especular, fingir | |
| Catalan | aparentar, aventurar, conjecturar, endevinar, fingir | |
| Nouns | hazard | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way / way rather than another |
| Meaning | put at risk. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | venture, adventure, stake, jeopardize | |
| Broader | risk, put on the line, lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage |
| Spanish | aventurar, poner en peligro | |
| Catalan | arriscar, aventurar | |
| Nouns | hazard | a source of danger |
| Meaning | Take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | gamble, chance, risk, take chances, adventure, run a risk, take a chance | |
| Narrower | go for broke | risk everything in one big effort |
| luck it, luck through | act by relying on one's luck | |
| Broader | try, seek, attempt, essay, assay | make an effort or attempt |
| Spanish | apostar, arriesgarse, arriesgar, aventurarse, aventurar, correr un riesgo, poner en peligro | |
| Catalan | arriscar | |
| Nouns | hazard | a source of danger |
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