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peril


peril - noun

  • a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  • a state of danger involving risk
  • a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

  • peril - verb

    • pose a threat to; present a danger to
    • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

    peril - thesaurus

    danger   endanger   endangerment   expose   hazard   imperil   jeopardise British English spelling   jeopardize American English spelling Canadian spelling   jeopardy   menace   queer   risk   riskiness   scupper   threaten  


    View spelling list Words ending in il and learn about the word peril in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 26. Word endings: -le, and exceptions e.g. al, el, ol.

    Scrabble score for peril

    p is 3 e is 1 r is 1 i is 1 l is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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