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  • 1conjecture — I. n. Supposition, surmise, guess, hypothesis, theory. II. v. a. Surmise, guess, suppose, divine, suspect. III. v. n. Surmise, guess, suppose, suspect, fancy, dare say, take it, hazard the conjecture …

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  • 2hazard — hazardable, adj. hazarder, n. hazardless, adj. /haz euhrd/, n. 1. an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards. 2. something causing unavoidable danger, peril, risk, or difficulty: the many hazards of… …

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  • 3hazard — [n1] danger double trouble*, dynamite, endangerment, hot potato*, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, risk, risky business*, thin ice*, threat; concept 675 Ant. protection, safeguard, safety hazard [n2] luck, chance accident, adventure, coincidence,… …

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  • 4conjecture — [n] speculation, assumption conclusion, fancy, guess, guesstimate*, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, inference, notion, opinion, perhaps, presumption, shot in the dark*, sneaking suspicion, stab in the dark*, supposition, surmise, theorizing,… …

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  • 5The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …

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  • 6hazard — /ˈhæzəd / (say hazuhd) noun 1. a risk; exposure to danger or harm. 2. the cause of such a risk; a potential source of harm, injury, difficulty, etc.: the car has become a major hazard in modern life. 3. chance; uncertainty. 4. the uncertainty of… …

  • 7hazard — haz•ard [[t]ˈhæz ərd[/t]] n. 1) something causing danger, peril, risk, or difficulty: the many hazards of the big city[/ex] 2) the absence or lack of predictability; chance; uncertainty 3) spo a bunker, sand trap, or the like, constituting an… …

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  • 8hazard — 1. noun 1) the hazards of radiation Syn: danger, risk, peril, threat, menace; problem, pitfall 2) literary the laws of hazard Syn: chance, probability, fortuity, luck …

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  • 9The Golden Spiders — Infobox Book | name = The Golden Spiders title orig = translator = author = Rex Stout cover artist = Bill English country = United States language = English series = Nero Wolfe genre = Detective fiction publisher = Viking Press release date =… …

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  • 10Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …

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