All adventure synonyms
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A a noun adventure
- feat β a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.: Arranging the treaty was a diplomatic feat.
- trip β a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- scene β the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- peril β exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger: They faced the peril of falling rocks.
- happening β something that happens; occurrence; event.
- undertaking β the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- jeopardy β hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- incident β an individual occurrence or event.
- hazard β an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- chance β If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- venture β an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture.
- contingency β A contingency is something that might happen in the future.
- speculation β the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- occurrence β the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
- quest β a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
- voyage β a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
verb adventure
- take a chance β act on a possibility
- go for broke β a simple past tense of break.
- take heart β Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- jaunting β a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.
- gaming β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- set forth β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- weekend β the end of a week, especially the period of time between Friday evening and Monday morning: We spent the weekend at Virginia Beach.
- hang by a thread β (Idiomatic) To be in danger, calling for precise caution; to be in a precarious situation.
- voyaging β a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- make bold β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- wager β something risked or staked on an uncertain event; bet: to place a wager on a soccer match.
- spec'd β Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- set out β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- specs β Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- play the market β to speculate on a stock exchange
- vacationing β a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- shoot the works β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- specked β a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- travel β to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- make way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- try one's hand β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- sightseeing β the act of visiting and seeing places and objects of interest.
- play with fire β a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- make one's way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- spec β Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- pluck up β to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.: to pluck feathers from a chicken.
- dare β If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
- sightsee β to go about seeing places and things of interest: In Rome, we only had two days to sightsee.