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A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall.

near, or likely to occur; to surmise. By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. Shak.

losely; to study in silence; to meditate. "Thereon mused he." Chaucer. He mused upon some dangerous plot. Sir P. Sidney.

plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor. Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous narrow. Gladstone.

istance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.

Situation of need; peril; danger. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.

rt on either side; indifference. Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects. Addison.

on; as, move on; go on. "Time glides on." Macaulay. The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger. Shak.

To pass, or escape, while dreaming. "To oultdream dangers." Beau. & Fl.

bulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.

sudden and groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.

Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough. [Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." Beau. & Fl.

use not Nature! she hath done her part; Do thou but thine. Milton. Let me bear My part of danger with an equal share. Dryden.

of; to undergo; to suffer. "To pass commodiously this life." Milton. She loved me for the dangers I had passed. Shak.

To endanger. [Obs.] Periclitating, pardi! the whole family. Sterne.

Dangerous; full of peril. [Obs.]

Danger; risk.

Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction. In perils of waters, in perils of robbers. 2 Cor. xi. 26. Adventure hard With peril great achieved. Milton. At, or On, one's peril, with risk or danger to one; at the hazard of. "On thy soul's peril." Shak.…

Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous; hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking. Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. Milton.