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JEOPARDIES
Noun
jeopardies
plural of jeopardy
Anagrams
• jeopardise
Source: Wiktionary
JEOPARDY
Jeop"ard*y, n. Etym: [OE. jupartie, juperti, jeuparti, OF. jeu parti an even game, a game in which the chances are even; OF. jeu, ju, F. jeu (L. jocus jest) + F. partier to divide, L. partire to divide. See Joke, and Part.]
Definition: Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger. There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. Luke viii. 23. Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy. Shak.
Syn.
– Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See Danger.
Jeop"ard*y, v. t.
Definition: To jeopardize. [R.] Thackeray.
JEOPARDY
Jeop"ard*y, n. Etym: [OE. jupartie, juperti, jeuparti, OF. jeu parti an even game, a game in which the chances are even; OF. jeu, ju, F. jeu (L. jocus jest) + F. partier to divide, L. partire to divide. See Joke, and Part.]
Definition: Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger. There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. Luke viii. 23. Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy. Shak.
Syn.
– Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See Danger.
Jeop"ard*y, v. t.
Definition: To jeopardize. [R.] Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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