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hazard
haz·ard / ˈhazərd/ • n. 1. a danger or risk: the hazards of smoking. ∎ a potential source of danger: a fire hazard a health hazard. ∎ a permanent feature of a golf course that presents an obstruction to playing a shot, such as a bunker or stream. 2. poetic/lit. chance; probability. 3. a gambling game using two dice, in which the chances are complicated by arbitrary rules. • v. [tr.] 1. venture to say (something): he hazarded a guess. 2. put (something) at risk of being lost: the cargo business is too risky to hazard money on. |
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"hazard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hazard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hazard.html "hazard." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-hazard.html |
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1. A situation or event whose realization has the potential for damage to human life, society, the economy, or the environment. See also hazard and operability study. 2. A potential or actual malfunction of a logic circuit during change(s) of state of input variables. Hazards result from the nonideal behavior of actual switching elements, e.g. noninstantaneous operation, turn-on time different from turn-off time. In the UK the word hazard is sometimes used as the equivalent of race condition. |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "hazard." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "hazard." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-hazard.html JOHN DAINTITH. "hazard." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-hazard.html |
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hazard game at dice XIII; chance, venture XIV; risk, peril XVI. — (O)F. hasard, perh. — Sp. azar — Arab. az-zahr, az-zār gaming die.
So hazard vb., hazardous XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "hazard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "hazard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hazard.html T. F. HOAD. "hazard." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-hazard.html |
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Hazard, Kentucky/USA Founded in 1821 and named after an American naval officer, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who was victorious at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hazard." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hazard." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hazard.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hazard." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hazard.html |
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hazard
•landward • backward
•Edward, headward
•hellward • heavenward • leftward
•northwestward, southwestward, westward
•wayward
•leeward, seaward
•eastward, northeastward, southeastward
•windward • inward • cityward
•skyward • sideward • rightward
•onward
•forward, henceforward, shoreward, straightforward, thenceforward
•awkward • northward
•downward, townward
•outward • southward • poleward
•homeward • oceanward • Woodward
•sunward • upward • frontward
•rearward • afterward • earthward
•halyard
•lanyard, Spaniard
•untenured • steelyard • vineyard
•poniard
•haphazard, hazard, mazzard
•blizzard, gizzard, izard, lizard, vizard, wizard
•buzzard
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"hazard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "hazard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hazard.html "hazard." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-hazard.html |
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