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Word entry · 6 letters

hazard

Best crossword clue

"Possible risk"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈhæzəd/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aadhrzStarts with HEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

Word origin

From Middle English hasard, from Old French hasart (“a game of dice”) (noun), hasarder (verb), from Arabic اَلزَّهْر (az-zahr, “the dice”). Compare Spanish azar, Portuguese azar.

Used in a sentence

  • He encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life.
  • Men are led on from one stage of life to another in a condition of the utmost hazard.
  • Why, now, blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark! The storm is up and all is on the hazard.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Possible risk6 letters
02Danger6 letters

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