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danger > 4 senses
NOUN1dangerThe condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
2danger, risk, perilA venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
3dangerA cause of pain or injury or loss
4dangerA dangerous place
danger > pronunciation
Soundsdey'njher
RhymesAlger, arranger, astrologer, and 50 more rhymes in jher at the HyperDic website...
danger > noun 1, state
MeaningThe condition of being susceptible to harm or injury.
Examples"you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"
Narrowerclear and present danger; hazardousness, perilousness; insecurity; riskiness, peril; vulnerability, exposure
Broadercondition, status
Contrarysafety
danger > noun 2, act
MeaningA venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury.
Examples"there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
Synonymsrisk, peril
Narrowerchance; crapshoot; gamble
Broaderventure
danger > noun 3, state
MeaningA cause of pain or injury or loss.
Examples"he feared the dangers of traveling by air"
Narrowerhazard, jeopardy, peril, risk; powder keg; menace, threat
Broadercausal agent, cause, causal agency
danger > noun 4, location
MeaningA dangerous place.
Examples"He moved out of danger"
Broaderarea, country

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