risk peril danger | a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury, he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime, there was a danger he would do the wrong thing |
risk arbitrage takeover arbitrage | arbitrage involving risk, as in the simultaneous purchase of stock in a target company and sale of stock in its potential acquirer, if the takeover fails the arbitrageur may lose a great deal of money |
carapace shell cuticle shield a | hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
heat shield | a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry |
nipple shield | a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women |
shield buckler | armor carried on the arm to intercept blows |
shield | a protective covering or structure |
risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
risk risk of infection | the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred |
Star of David Shield of David Magen David Mogen David Solomon's seal | a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles, an emblem symbolizing Judaism |
Laurentian Plateau Laurentian Highlands Canadian Shield | a large plateau that occupies more than % of the land area of Canada, it extends from the Great Lakes northward to the Arctic Ocean |
gambler risk taker | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement |
Cabombaceae subfamily Cabombaceae water-shield family | in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies, comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia |
water-shield fanwort Cabomba caroliniana | common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers |
water-shield Brasenia schreberi water-target | aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers, in lakes and slow-moving streams, suitable for aquariums |
shield fern buckler fern | any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori |
fragrant cliff fern fragrant shield fern fragrant wood fern Dryopteris fragrans | fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds |
Goldie's fern Goldie's shield fern goldie's wood fern Dryopteris goldiana | North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe |
Braun's holly fern prickly shield fern Polystichum braunii | North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales |
soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum | European shield fern cultivated in many varieties |
venture capital risk capital | wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises |
hazard jeopardy peril risk endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
shield screen | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
harbor harbour shield | hold back a thought or feeling about, She is harboring a grudge against him |
gamble chance risk hazard take chances adventure run a risk take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome, When you buy these stocks you are gambling |
risk put on the line lay on the line | expose to a chance of loss or damage, We risked losing a lot of money in this venture, Why risk your life?, She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong |
risk-free riskless unhazardous | thought to be devoid of risk |
peltate shield-shaped | (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) |
bad risky high-risk speculative | not financially safe or secure, a bad investment, high risk investments, anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky, speculative business enterprises |