Associations to the word «Peril»
Noun
- Sake
- Soul
- Infusion
- Save
- Legislator
- Sage
- Magistrate
- Transform
- Hardship
- Burden
- Toil
- Deliverance
- Penelope
- Almighty
- Dead
- Existence
- Defence
- Shipwreck
- Danger
- Menace
- Content
- Argument
- Slave
- Liberty
- Life
- Serial
- Quixote
- Columbia
- Protection
- Jeopardy
- Damsel
- Expose
- Inconvenience
- Courage
- Taboo
- Tempest
- Plunge
- Revolution
- Portion
- Dread
- Precipice
- Adventure
- Heat
- Founder
- Midst
- Forgetting
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PERIL, noun. A situation of serious and immediate danger.
PERIL, noun. Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.
PERIL, noun. (insurance) An event which causes a loss, or the risk of a specific such event.
PERIL, verb. (transitive) To cause to be in danger; to imperil. [from 16th c.]
Dictionary definition
PERIL, noun. A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard".
PERIL, noun. A state of danger involving risk.
PERIL, noun. A venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing".
PERIL, verb. Pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops".
PERIL, verb. Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position.
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.