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Defenition of the word hazard

    • Defenition of the word hazard

      • A physical or chemical agent capable of causing harm to persons, property, animals, plants or other natural resources.
      • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
      • out forward, of a guess
      • an obstacle on a golf course
      • a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
      • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "it was a chance meeting"
      • put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
      • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
      • put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
      • take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
      • put at risk

    Synonyms for the word hazard

      • adventure
      • chance
      • fortune
      • gamble
      • guess
      • jeopardize
      • jeopardy
      • luck
      • peril
      • risk
      • run a risk
      • stake
      • take a chance
      • take chances
      • venture

    Meronymys for the word hazard

      • golf course
      • golf links
      • links

    Hyponyms for the word hazard

      • anticipate
      • bad luck
      • bunker
      • call
      • even chance
      • forebode
      • foretell
      • go for broke
      • health hazard
      • luck it
      • luck through
      • mischance
      • mishap
      • moral hazard
      • occupational hazard
      • predict
      • prognosticate
      • promise
      • sand trap
      • surmise
      • suspect
      • sword of Damocles
      • toss-up
      • tossup
      • trap
      • water hazard

    Hypernyms for the word hazard

      • assay
      • attempt
      • danger
      • essay
      • lay on the line
      • obstacle
      • phenomenon
      • put on the line
      • risk
      • seek
      • speculate
      • surname
      • try

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