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
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.