adventure :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

escapade, risky venture, dangerous undertaking

n. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

Adventure

n. personal computers magazine

venture, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk

v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

risk, chance, gamble, hazard, take chances, run a risk, take a chance

v. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

deed, feat, effort, exploit

n. a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort"

performance, execution, doing, carrying into action, carrying out

n. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it; "they criticised his performance as mayor"; "experience generally improves performance"

happening, occurrence, natural event

n. an event that happens

phenomenon

n. a remarkable development

seeking, quest

n. the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"

attempt, try, essay, assay, seek

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

adventure, risk, chance, gamble, hazard, take chances, run a risk, take a chance

v. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"

dare

v. to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

peril, menace, threaten, endanger, jeopardize, imperil, be a threat to

v. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

experiment, make an experiment

v. to conduct a test or investigation; "We are experimenting with the new drug in order to fight this disease"

research, search, explore

v. inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"

propose, advise, suggest

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something

dare

v. to be courageous enough to try or do something; "I don't dare call him", "she dares to dress differently from the others"

venture, adventure, hazard, stake, jeopardize, put at risk

v. put at risk; "I will stake my good reputation for this"

peril, menace, threaten, endanger, jeopardize, imperil, be a threat to

v. pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

conjecture, speculate, suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesize, hypothecate

v. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

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