danger

noun
dan·ger
/ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒə/

Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.

Example

“There's plenty of danger in the desert.”

Other meanings

An instance or cause of likely serious harm.
The stop indication of a signal (usually in the phrase "at danger").
“The north signal was at danger because of the rockslide.”

Related words

danger close
dangerful
dangerless
dangerman
dangersome
indanger
danger signal
kicking in danger
signal passed at danger
danger area
danger in delay
danger is one's middle name

Example sentences

“I felt that my life was in danger.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“The interstellar journey was filled with unknown dangers.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I don't think I'm in a ton of immediate danger.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "dominus" (lord, master).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “danger” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.