hazard
Source of trouble
A hazard is a source of danger or risk: health hazard, fire hazard, occupational hazards.
In golf, a hazard is a bunker or water obstacle.
To hazard something is to risk it or venture an uncertain attempt: I'll hazard a guess.
The word carries a sense of chance—something that might cause harm but hasn't yet.
Indication of potential harm
injury · accident · disaster · catastrophe · emergency · crisis · pitfall · adversity
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- sand trapGolf course hazard
- waterClear essential liquid
- roughUneven in surface
- greenColor of vegetation
fairway · obstacle · penalty · stroke · course · links · dogleg · out of bounds
State of being unprotected
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
mitigation · precaution · contingency · management · analysis · evaluation · safety · actuarial
Substance with defined composition
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- asbestosFibrous fireproofing mineral
- leadDense metal, symbol Pb
mercury · carcinogenic · poisonous · contaminated · noxious · flammable · corrosive · spillage
Risked stake on outcome
- wagerStake on uncertainty
- stakesPosts or wagers
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
speculation · venture · punt · dice · lottery · fortune · luck · daring
Careful attention to risk
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- signMark conveying information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
label · marker · cone · tape · flashing · beacon · signage · notification
Obstruction preventing passage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- blockadeSealing off a place
- roadblockObstruction across a road
snag · constraint · restriction · stumbling block · bottleneck · navigation · road · traffic
threat
Indication of potential harm
harm · injury · accident · disaster · catastrophe · emergency · crisis · pitfall · adversity · calamity
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
green · fairway · obstacle · penalty · stroke · course · links · dogleg · out of bounds · lateral
exposure
State of being unprotected
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- probabilityQuantified chance of occurrence
vulnerability · mitigation · precaution · contingency · management · analysis · evaluation · safety · actuarial · severity
chemical
Substance with defined composition
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- asbestosFibrous fireproofing mineral
lead · mercury · carcinogenic · poisonous · contaminated · noxious · flammable · corrosive · spillage · disposal
bet
Risked stake on outcome
chance · speculation · venture · punt · dice · lottery · fortune · luck · daring · boldness
caution
Careful attention to risk
symbol · label · marker · cone · tape · flashing · beacon · signage · notification · placard
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- blockadeSealing off a place
roadblock · snag · constraint · restriction · stumbling block · bottleneck · navigation · road · traffic · driving
- dangerperil, risk, threat, menace, jeopardy
- risksrisk, gamble, bet, wager, chance it
- safety signswarning sign, warning signs, danger sign, caution sign, warning labels
- warningswarning, alert, caution, danger, warning sign
- warning signsred flag, yield sign, warning sign, caution sign, siren
- riskrisk management, risk exposure, risk factors, risk appetite, risk premium
- fire hazardCombustion danger source
- hazard lightsVehicle emergency warning signals
- occupational hazardDanger specific to one's profession
- health hazardThreat to physical wellbeing
- choking hazardItem risking airway blockage
- hazardous wasteDangerous discards threatening health
hazardous, hazards, hazarded, hazarding, hazardously, biohazard, nonhazardous, hazardousness, biohazardous