hazard
Chance; accident, unpredictability.
Noun 4 meanings
Chance; accident, unpredictability.
The risk of some loss or harm; danger, peril, the chance of an adverse outcome.
“He encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life.”
A situation involving such a risk of harm or loss; (later also) a person or object which poses such a risk, something seen as a source of danger or difficulty.
“The video game involves guiding a character on a skateboard past all kinds of hazards.”
Each of the various openings or galleries around the side of a court.
Verb 2 meanings
To expose to chance; to take a risk.
To risk (something); to venture, incur, or bring on.
“I'll hazard a guess.”
Etymology
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.
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HAZARD at a glance
HAZARD has 6 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + Z 10 + A 1 + R 1 + D 2) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,233 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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