| endangered | | |
| adj. | 1. endangered | (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction.; "an endangered species" |
| ~ plant life, flora, plant | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. |
| ~ vulnerable | susceptible to attack.; "a vulnerable bridge" |
| hazard | | |
| n. (state) | 1. endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk | a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune.; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" |
| ~ danger | a cause of pain or injury or loss.; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" |
| ~ 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).; "insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest" |
| ~ occupational hazard | any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury. |
| ~ sword of damocles | a constant and imminent peril.; "the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. chance, fortune, hazard, luck | 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" |
| ~ phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning. |
| ~ mischance, mishap, bad luck | an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate.; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" |
| ~ even chance, toss-up, tossup | an unpredictable phenomenon.; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. hazard | an obstacle on a golf course. |
| ~ bunker, sand trap, trap | a hazard on a golf course. |
| ~ golf course, links course | course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf. |
| ~ obstacle | an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented). |
| ~ water hazard | hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid. |
| v. (communication) | 4. guess, hazard, pretend, venture | 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" |
| ~ forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call | make a prediction about; tell in advance.; "Call the outcome of an election" |
| ~ suspect, surmise | imagine to be the case or true or probable.; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" |
| ~ 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.; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" |
| v. (social) | 5. adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture | put at risk.; "I will stake my good reputation for this" |
| ~ lay on the line, put on the line, risk | expose to a chance of loss or damage.; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong" |
| v. (social) | 6. adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome.; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" |
| ~ attempt, essay, try, assay, seek | make an effort or attempt.; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
| ~ go for broke | risk everything in one big effort.; "the cyclist went for broke at the end of the race" |
| ~ luck it, luck through | act by relying on one's luck. |
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