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3 : an obstacle on a golf course

Synonyms

[1] danger, menace, peril, pitfall, risk, threat, trouble—more at DANGER

[2] accident, chance, circumstance, luck—more at CHANCE

2hazard verb 1 : to expose to possible risk of loss or damage : VENTURE, RISK

2 : to undertake the risks and dangers of

3 : to offer at the risk of rebuff, rejection, or censure

Synonyms

chance, gamble, risk, venture—more at RISK

haz·ard·ous adjective : involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)

Synonyms

dangerous, grave, grievous, menacing, parlous, perilous, risky, serious, unhealthy, unsafe, venturesome—more at DANGEROUS

1haze noun 1 : fine dust, smoke, or light vapor causing lack of transparency in the air

2 : vagueness of mind or perception

Synonyms

[1] fog, mist, murk, smog, soup; also cloud, fume, miasma, smoke, steam

[2] daze, fog, muddle, spin; also reverie, stupor, trance; bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement; delirium, malaise, paralysis; cloudiness

2haze verb : to make or become hazy, dull, or cloudy

3haze verb hazed; haz·ing : to harass by abusive and humiliating tricks usu. by way of initiation

ha·zel noun 1 : any of a genus of shrubs or small trees related to the birches and bearing edible brown nuts (ha*zel*nuts)

2 : a light brown color

hazy adjective haz·i·er; -est 1 : obscured or darkened by haze

2 : not clearly perceived or understood : VAGUE, INDEFINITE

— haz·i·ly adverb

— haz·i·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] cloudy, foggy, misty, murky, smoggy, soupy; also overcast, rainy, stormy, thick; dirty, miry, mucky, muddy, slimy, slushy, turbid; smoky, sooty; filmy, milky, opaque

Antonyms

clear, cloudless, limpid, pellucid, unclouded

[2] bleary, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague—more at FAINT

Hb abbreviation hemoglobin

HBM abbreviation Her Britannic Majesty; His Britannic Majesty

H–bomb noun : HYDROGEN BOMB

HC abbreviation 1 Holy Communion

2 House of Commons

hd abbreviation head

HD abbreviation heavy-duty

hdbk abbreviation handbook

hdkf abbreviation handkerchief

HDL noun [ORIGIN: high-density lipoprotein]

: a cholesterol-poor protein-rich lipoprotein of blood plasma correlated with reduced risk of atherosclerosis

hdwe abbreviation hardware

he pronoun 1 : that male one

2 : a person : the person <~ who hesitates is lost>

He symbol helium

HE abbreviation 1 Her Excellency

2 His Eminence

3 His Excellency

1head noun 1 : the front or upper part of the body containing the brain, the chief sense organs, and the mouth

2 a : the seat of the intellect : MIND; also : mental or emotional control

b : natural aptitude

3 : POISE

4 : the obverse of a coin

5 : a single human being : INDIVIDUAL; also plural head : one of a number (as of cattle)

6 : the end that is upper or higher or opposite the foot; also : either end of something (as a drum) whose two ends need not be distinguished

7 : the source of a stream

8 : a person who leads : LEADER; also : a leading element (as of a procession)

9 : a projecting part; also : the striking part of a weapon

10 : the place of leadership or honor

11 : a separate part or topic

12 : the foam on a fermenting or effervescing liquid

13 : culminating point of action : CRISIS

— head·ed adjective

— head·less adjective

Synonyms

[1] noggin, pate, poll; also cranium, crown, scalp, skull

[2a] mind, reason, sanity, wit—more at MIND

[8] boss, captain, chief, foreman, headman, helmsman, kingpin, leader, master, taskmaster—more at BOSS

[10] chair, headship, helm, rein; also chieftainship, directorship; forefront, lead, preferment; chairmanship, deanship, dictatorship, governorship, kingship, mastery, presidency, superintendency; dominance, dominion, jurisdiction, sovereignty, sway, upper hand; eminence, height, pedestal, pinnacle, seat, throne, top

[12] foam, froth, lather, spume—more at FOAM

2head adjective : most important, consequential, or influential