Meaning & use
hazard
A source of danger or a risk of harm, damage, or loss.
See it in a sentence
Loose wires on the floor were a serious hazard for anyone walking by.
Smoking near the fuel tanks created an obvious fire hazard.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "hazard" can mean to risk something or to offer a guess, as in "hazard a guess."
Words with a similar meaning
dangerrisk
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Words with an opposite meaning
safety
Another way to use it
2. verb
To risk something, or to venture a guess or statement despite uncertainty.
I'll hazard a guess that the meeting will run long again.
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