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- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Meaning of risk
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: risk n 1: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard" [syn: {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {peril}, {risk}, {endangerment}] 2: 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" [syn: {risk}, {peril}, {danger}] 3: the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred [syn: {risk}, {risk of infection}] 4: the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent [syn: {risk}, {risk of exposure}] v 1: 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" [syn: {risk}, {put on the line}, {lay on the line}] 2: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling" [syn: {gamble}, {chance}, {risk}, {hazard}, {take chances}, {adventure}, {run a risk}, {take a chance}]
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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- OCTWL / TWL : The official dictionary for scrabble game in United States, Canada and Thailand.
- SOWPODS / CSW : UK and the rest of the world uses this dictionary for various word games including scrabble.
- ENABLE - This is the default dictionary for Words with Friends.
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