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Small miseries, like small debts, hit us in so many places, and meet us at so many turns and corners, that what they want in weight, they make up in number, and render it less hazardous to stand the fire of one cannon ball, than a volley composed of such a shower of bullets.
Rudyard Kipling

Meaning of "hazardous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAZARDOUS

hazardous  [ˈhæzədəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAZARDOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hazardous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HAZARDOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hazardous

Hazard

A hazard is a situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or environment. Most hazards are dormant or potential, with only a theoretical risk of harm; however, once a hazard becomes "active", it can create an emergency situation. A hazardous situation that has come to pass is called an incident. Hazard and possibility interact together to create risk. Identification of hazard risks is the first step in performing a risk assessment.

Definition of hazardous in the English dictionary

The definition of hazardous in the dictionary is involving great risk. Other definition of hazardous is depending on chance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAZARDOUS


amphipodous
æmˈfɪpədəs
arthropodous
ɑːˈθrɒpədəs
biohazardous
ˌbaɪəʊˈhæzədəs
cephalopodous
ˌsefəˈlɒpədəs
ceratodus
sɪˈrætədəs
chilopodous
kaɪˈlɒpədəs
cynopodous
saɪˈnɒpədəs
decapodous
dɪˈkæpədəs
Enceladus
ɛnˈsɛlədəs
exodus
ˈɛksədəs
myriapodous
ˌmɪrɪˈæpədəs
nonhazardous
ˌnɒnˈhæzədəs
octopodous
ɒkˈtɒpədəs
rhizopodous
raɪˈzɒpədəs
schizopodous
ˌskɪtsˈɒpədəs
solipedous
sɒˈlɪpədəs
steganopodous
ˌsteɡəˈnɒpədəs
ultrahazardous
ˌʌltrəˈhæzədəs
unhazardous
ʌnˈhæzədəs
vanadous
ˈvænədəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAZARDOUS

hazan
hazanim
hazard
hazard lights
hazard pay
hazard warning device
hazard warning lights
hazard-free
hazardable
hazarder
hazardous waste
hazardously
hazardousness
hazardry
hazards
Hazchem
haze
hazel
hazel grouse
hazel grove

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAZARDOUS

apodous
frondous
gastropodous
horrendous
hybridous
iodous
isopodous
jeopardous
ligniperdous
molybdous
multifidous
ostracodous
paludous
polypodous
pudendous
splendidous
stupendous
tremendous
untremendous
uropodous

Synonyms and antonyms of hazardous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HAZARDOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hazardous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hazardous

Translation of «hazardous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAZARDOUS

Find out the translation of hazardous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hazardous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hazardous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有危害的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peligroso
570 millions of speakers

English

hazardous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खतरनाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خطرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опасные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perigoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপজ্জনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dangereux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefährlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

危ない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위험한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbebayani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nguy hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அபாயகரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घातक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tehlikeli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pericoloso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebezpieczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

небезпечні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

periculoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επικίνδυνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevaarlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

farligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

farlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hazardous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAZARDOUS»

The term «hazardous» is very widely used and occupies the 15.450 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAZARDOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hazardous

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10 QUOTES WITH «HAZARDOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hazardous.
1
Hannah Arendt
Death not merely ends life, it also bestows upon it a silent completeness, snatched from the hazardous flux to which all things human are subject.
2
Carol Bellamy
New legislation has just been adopted by the International Labour Organization on the Worst Forms of Child Labor, such as bonded labour, prostitution and hazardous work.
3
Adelbert von Chamisso
Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow.
4
Edward Dowden
For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss.
5
Charles Duhigg
Drinking water that does not meet a federal health guideline will not necessarily make someone ill. Many contaminants are hazardous only if consumed for years. And some researchers argue that even toxic chemicals, when consumed at extremely low doses over long periods, pose few risks.
6
Roger Ebert
Why do alcoholics begin down the same hazardous road day after day? They are in search of that elusive window of well-being that opens when you drink your way out of a hangover and aren't yet drunk all over again. The alcoholic's day consists of trying to keep that window open.
7
Mary Garden
In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest flight in the world. It was considered extremely dangerous and hazardous, pushing pilots to the limits of mechanical skills and human endurance. Aviation was young.
8
Chris Kilham
I feel badly for the people who suffer from the side effects and consequences of hazardous pharmaceuticals. It's antithetical to the Hippocratic oath.
9
Rudyard Kipling
Small miseries, like small debts, hit us in so many places, and meet us at so many turns and corners, that what they want in weight, they make up in number, and render it less hazardous to stand the fire of one cannon ball, than a volley composed of such a shower of bullets.
10
James Longstreet
In the case of the armies at Fredericksburg it would have been, to say the least, very hazardous to give counter-attack, the Federal position being about as strong as ours from which we had driven them back.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAZARDOUS»

Discover the use of hazardous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hazardous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of ...
Correlating chemical structure with toxicity to humans and the environment, and the chemical structure of compounds to their hazardous properties, this book allows users to assess the toxicity of a substance even when no experimental data ...
Pradyot Patnaik, 2007
2
Handbook of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment
Including a timely evaluation of the role of biotechnology in contemporary industrial waste management, the Handbook reveals sound approaches and sophisticated technologies for treating textile, rubber, and timber wastes dairy, meat, and ...
Lawrence K. Wang, Yung-Tse Hung, Howard H. Lo, 2004
3
A Hazardous Inquiry: The Rashomon Effect at Love Canal
Borrowing the multi-viewpoint technique of the classic Japanese film RASHOMON, sociologist/engineer Allan Mazur reveals that there are many--often conflicting--versions of what occurred at Love Canal.
Allan Mazur, 1998
4
Practical Electrical Equipment and Installations in ...
This book provides the reader with an understanding of the hazards involved in using electrical equipment in Potentially Explosive Atmospheres.
Geoffrey Bottrill, Derek Cheyne, G Vijayaraghavan, 2005
5
Electrical Installations in Hazardous Areas
This book addresses these issues, seeks to explain the ever increasing complexity of standards and codes pertaining to this field and describes their method of application and the application of other procedures to assist those involved.
Alan McMillan, 1998
6
Waste Management Practices: Municipal, Hazardous, and ...
Focusing on integrating the technical and regulatory complexities of waste management, this book covers the historical and regulatory development of waste management and the management of municipal solid wastes.
John Pichtel, 2014
7
Hazardous Laboratory Chemicals Disposal Guide, Third Edition
The text also provides data on hazardous reactions of chemicals, assisting laboratory managers in developing a plan of action for emergencies such as the spill of any of the chemicals listed.
Margaret-Ann Armour, 2003
8
Impact of Hazardous Waste on Human Health: Hazard, Health ...
This book describes the association between hazardous waste and human health and the role of public health programs in addressing this association.
Barry Lee Johnson, 1999
9
Hazardous Duty
Long-experienced in the conduct of covert warfare, a founder of the CIA tells the dramatic story of his decades long involvement in the underside of American foreign policy
John Singlaub, 1992
10
Strategies of Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
This book is full of new ideas, methods, models, data, updated information, and new case histories.
Nelson L. Nemerow, Franklin J. Agardy, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAZARDOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hazardous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Your Cellphone May Be Hazardous To Your Child's Mental Health …
Now psychologists are telling parents and caregivers to put them down because cellphones may be hazardous to our children's mental health. «CBS Local, Jul 15»
2
Flint family finds 'hazardous waste' levels of lead in its tap water …
LeeAnne Walters has learned that her tap water contains 'hazardous' levels of lead. One of her children has tested positive for lead poisoning. «Detroit Metro Times, Jul 15»
3
Residents drop off 3,801 pounds of household hazardous wastes at …
Seventh-eight residents delivered 3,801 pounds of household hazardous wastes to the collection event held at the Solid Waste Facility on June ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
4
Landlord fined over 'mouldy and hazardous' Dudley home « Express …
Landlord fined over 'mouldy and hazardous' Dudley home. A landlord who failed to make safety improvements to a property he rented out to a ... «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
5
Beach hazards, hazardous weather outlook continue for Muskegon …
According to a "hazardous weather outlook" for portions of southwest Lower Michigan, severe weather is not expected today, but occasional ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
6
Homeland Security Today: MSDSonline Debuts Plan1 Hazardous
It's critical that first responders addressing potential on-site chemical dangers have quick access to information about the hazardous ... «HSToday, Jul 15»
7
Lorry carrying hazardous substances crashes and catches fire on …
Police have closed the A42 in both direction while firefighters tackle a blazing lorry which is carrying hazardous materials. Emergency services ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
8
Germany's historic Nuerburgring remains one of the most …
Although it has been adjusted and reshaped, it remains one of the most demanding and hazardous race tracks in the world, with its many ... «National Post, Jul 15»
9
New LEDs launched for hazardous environments
ABB has launched a new LED lighting range for hazardous area applications at oil and gas and offshore facilities. ABB's DTS portfolio now ... «Australian Mining, Jul 15»
10
EPA settles with 4 Washington companies over hazardous chemical …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently reached settlements with four Washington companies over violations of the ... «EP News Wire, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hazardous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hazardous>. May 2024 ».
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