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UK
/hˈæzəd/
]
[ US /ˈhæzɝd/ ]
[ US /ˈhæzɝd/ ]
NOUN
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an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
bad luck caused his downfall
we ran into each other by pure chance -
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
drinking alcohol is a health hazard - an obstacle on a golf course
VERB
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put at risk
I will stake my good reputation for this -
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
When you buy these stocks you are gambling -
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
How To Use hazard In A Sentence
- I love London particularly for that layered feel, for its glorious haphazardness and its unique personality, which Peter Ackroyd personisifes as William Blake's Glad Day: a radiant youth with his arms outstretched against rainbow light. MIND MELD: Real-Life Places That Inspire Exceptional World Building
- Once upon a time there were three beautiful girls who went to a writing college, and they were each assigned very hazardous duties.
- Nanotechnology is in danger of being pigeonholed as a risky, hazardous and controversial business, a new study has found, because companies in the emerging field are not tackling the very real health and safety issues involved.
- Though the threat of some biohazards receded for workers in health-care and other human services, the threat of others, such as hepatitis B virus, grew.
- He did in these extremities, as I conceive, most humbly recommend the direction of his judicial proceedings to the upright judge of judges, God Almighty; did submit himself to the conduct and guideship of the blessed Spirit in the hazard and perplexity of the definitive sentence, and, by this aleatory lot, did as it were implore and explore the divine decree of his goodwill and pleasure, instead of that which we call the final judgment of a court. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
- So the image of the bespectacled fuddy-duddy in his dusty library is a straw man: I would hazard that print publishing experts are actually on the cutting edge of new media. Publishing’s not as out of it as you think
- It is advisable to attach a radiation filter plate in front of your computer's screen to reduce the hazard of radiation.
- Curtains that can prevent flying glass shards from injuring people, and new sensors for detecting biohazards activity are among the newest developments.
- This can lead to reduced coral growth, inability to recover from hazards like cyclones, smothering of coral by sediment, fish poisoning and unusually high growth rates for organisms that overgrow coral or support its rivals.
- No, y’all are using terms legal terms that have established meanings in haphazard and sloppy fashion. Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » 3/4
