English words for 'British standard spelling of jeopardization.'
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verb
noun
- (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
- A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.
- (video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
- a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
verb
noun
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- a state of danger involving risk
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verb
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- (by extension) A dangerous or precarious situation.
- A thick wooden slab used as a cutting surface for preparing food, splitting firewood or kindling, etc.
- The threat of an impending budget cut.
- (historical, informal) A block of wood against which a condemned person put their head prior to beheading.
- a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split
verb
noun
- (architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
- (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
- (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
- A point of transition.
- (geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
- A sharp point or pointed end.
- (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
- (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
- point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
- small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
- a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
noun
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- an obstacle on a golf course
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
- (in driving a vehicle) An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it.
- (programming) A problem with the instruction pipeline in CPU microarchitectures when the next instruction cannot execute in the following clock cycle, potentially leading to incorrect results.
- (tennis) The side of the court into which the ball is served.
- An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.
- (golf) A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
- (historical) A game of chance played with dice, usually for monetary stakes; popular mainly from 14th c. to 19th c.
- Chance.
- (billiards) The act of potting a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).
verb
noun
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
- the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
- (banking, finance) A borrower (such as a mortgage-holder or person with a credit card).
- (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
- (countable) A thing (from the perspective of how likely or unlikely it is to cause an adverse effect).
- (insurance) A type of adverse event covered under an insurance policy.
- (uncountable) The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
- (insurance) An entity insured by an insurer.
- (uncountable, economics, business and engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
- (finance) A financial product (typically an investment).
- (countable) A possible adverse event or outcome.
verb
verb
noun
- (Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
- A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale.
- A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events.
- (Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
- a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
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verb
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- (British spelling) Alternative spelling of sensitization.
- the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
- rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
- (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
noun
- (figurative) A potentially dangerous situation.
- (by extension) A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
- (historical) A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
- a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
- a box for holding tinder
noun
- (now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
- A dire or unfortunate situation.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
- (now chiefly dialectal) One's office; duty; charge.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- a solemn pledge of fidelity
verb
noun
- (by extension) An unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall.
- A practical joke by which something is made to fall upon someone entering through a door, or the like.
- (military) An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object.
- an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
- an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
noun
verb
noun
- (by extension) A dangerous or precarious situation.
- A thick wooden slab used as a cutting surface for preparing food, splitting firewood or kindling, etc.
- The threat of an impending budget cut.
- (historical, informal) A block of wood against which a condemned person put their head prior to beheading.
- a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split
verb
noun
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- a state of danger involving risk
noun
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- an obstacle on a golf course
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
- (in driving a vehicle) An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it.
- (programming) A problem with the instruction pipeline in CPU microarchitectures when the next instruction cannot execute in the following clock cycle, potentially leading to incorrect results.
- (tennis) The side of the court into which the ball is served.
- An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.
- (golf) A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
- (historical) A game of chance played with dice, usually for monetary stakes; popular mainly from 14th c. to 19th c.
- Chance.
- (billiards) The act of potting a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).
verb
noun
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
- the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
- (banking, finance) A borrower (such as a mortgage-holder or person with a credit card).
- (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
- (countable) A thing (from the perspective of how likely or unlikely it is to cause an adverse effect).
- (insurance) A type of adverse event covered under an insurance policy.
- (uncountable) The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
- (insurance) An entity insured by an insurer.
- (uncountable, economics, business and engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
- (finance) A financial product (typically an investment).
- (countable) A possible adverse event or outcome.
verb
noun
- (British spelling) Alternative spelling of sensitization.
- the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen)
- rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
- (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations)
noun
- (figurative) A potentially dangerous situation.
- (by extension) A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire.
- (historical) A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire.
- a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
- a box for holding tinder
noun
- (now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
- A dire or unfortunate situation.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
- (now chiefly dialectal) One's office; duty; charge.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- a solemn pledge of fidelity
verb
noun
- (by extension) An unforeseen source of danger; a pitfall.
- A practical joke by which something is made to fall upon someone entering through a door, or the like.
- (military) An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object.
- an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
- an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
verb
noun
- (uncountable) A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event.
- A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.
- (video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.
- a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
verb
noun
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- A situation of serious and immediate danger.
- Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
- (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- a state of danger involving risk
verb
noun
- (architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures, a common motif in Gothic architecture.
- (astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.
- (dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.
- A point of transition.
- (geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.
- A sharp point or pointed end.
- (anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
- (figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.
- point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
- small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth
- a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
verb
noun
- (Christianity) The Book of Revelation.
- A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale.
- A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events.
- (Christianity) The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction.
- a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil
verb
intj
noun
verb
noun
noun
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
- the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
- the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
- (banking, finance) A borrower (such as a mortgage-holder or person with a credit card).
- (uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
- (countable) A thing (from the perspective of how likely or unlikely it is to cause an adverse effect).
- (insurance) A type of adverse event covered under an insurance policy.
- (uncountable) The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event.
- (insurance) An entity insured by an insurer.
- (uncountable, economics, business and engineering) The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur.
- (finance) A financial product (typically an investment).
- (countable) A possible adverse event or outcome.