(n.) That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.
(n.) Risk; danger; peril.
(n.) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
(n.) A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.
(n.) A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
(n.) To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.
(n.) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
(v. i.) To try the chance; to take the risk.
Example Sentences:
(1) Hamish Kale Floating sauna near Uppsala, Sweden Just outside Uppsala, around one hour north of Stockholm, lies the picturesque outdoor adventure area of Fjällnora.
(2) There has been a tendency to portray Russians as aggressively imperialistic at heart, a homogeneous bloc thirsty for military adventures.
(3) Superman fans are up in arms at the decision of the publisher to appoint a noted anti-gay writer to pen the Man of Steel's latest adventures.
(4) "I wanted it to have a romantic feel," says Wilson, "recalling Donald Campbell and his Bluebird machines and that spirit of awe-inspiring adventure."
(5) The west's recent military adventures bear testimony to that.
(6) So Huck Finn floats down the great river that flows through the heart of America, and on this adventure he is accompanied by the magnificent figure of Jim, a runaway slave, who is also making his bid for freedom.
(7) Fantastic Beasts, which is set 70 years prior to the arrival of Potter and his pals at the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, will feature the swashbuckling adventurer Newt Scamander.
(8) Foodmakers will also burble on about their “philosophy” or their “mission” or their “strong core values” or the “adventure” or “journey” they have been on in order to get their products triumphantly shelved in Waitrose .
(9) The development of knowledge for nursing poses an exciting, scholarly adventure for the profession's scientists.
(10) It’s unthinkable that they wouldn’t do that.” The Saw ride at Thorpe Park in Surrey and the Dragon’s Fury and Rattlesnake rollercoasters at Chessington World of Adventures, also in Surrey, have also been shut down by Merlin Entertainments, which owns all three parks.
(11) Channel 5's Val Kilmer action adventure film repeat Thirteen: Conspiracy, averaged 1 million viewers, a 5.5% share, rising to 1.1 million and 5.8% including Channel 5+1.
(12) The Campbell family has been breeding ponies in Glenshiel for more than 100 years and now runs a small pony trekking centre offering one-hour treks along the pebbly shores of Loch Duich and through the Ratagan forest as well as all-day trail rides up into the hills for the more adventurous.
(13) But one source who knows the retailer well says Tesco's US adventure was most severely hit by the timing of the sub-prime crisis and the subsequent global economic downturn.
(14) Venom is attractive because the character can exist without Spider-Man and has embarked on its own adventures when in sync with Brock.
(15) "The audience is up for a bit of excitement and adventure.
(16) The children generated three original stories, retold two adventure stories, and then answered two sets of comprehension questions after each retelling.
(17) His comic adventures are too many to relate, but it may be said that they culminate in a café of 'singing waiters' where, after a wealth of comic 'business' with the tray, he shows his disdain for articulate speech by singing a vividly explicit song in gibberish.
(18) It’s not an adventure: not that much happens here,” the spouse of one said.
(19) Maxwell's life was as adventurous as Moneypenny's was unchanging.
(20) Avery has built its reputation on several well-liked bottled beers and a whole lot more taproom-only brews, usually among Boulder's most adventurous and varied.
Exploration
Definition:
(n.) The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries
(n.) physical examination.
Example Sentences:
(1) But earlier this year the Unesco world heritage committee called for the cancellation of all such Virunga oil permits and appealed to two concession holders, Total and Soco International, not to undertake exploration in world heritage sites.
(2) To explore an early step, we synthesized 5 beta-cholest-7-ene-3 beta,6 alpha,14 alpha-triol in tritiated form.
(3) A review is presented concerning the development of new neuroimaging techniques in the last decade which have improved the diagnostic exploration of patients with spinal cord injuries, including studies of possible sequelae.
(4) Tottenham Hotspur’s £400m redevelopment of White Hart Lane could include a retractable grass pitch as the club explores the possibility of hosting a new NFL franchise.
(5) United believe it is more likely the right-back can be bought in the summer but are exploring what would represent the considerable coup of acquiring the 26-year-old immediately.
(6) Further exploration of these excretory pathways will provide interesting new insights on the numerous cholestatic and hyperbilirubinemic syndromes that occur in nature.
(7) The relationship of weight history with current fat distribution was also explored.
(8) In a new venture, BDJ Study Tours will offer a separate itinerary for partners on the Study Safari so whilst the business of dentistry gets under way they can explore additional sights in this fascinating country.
(9) Recognition of this deficiency in our knowledge spurred a belated explosion of research that began with an exploration of the fine structure of the mesothelium.
(10) In our efforts to explore alternative treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tumors we have examined the sensitivity of MDR tumor cell lines to lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells.
(11) Dacryography is the only means of exploring the permeability of the lacrymal ducts and to conclude as the whether watering of the eyes is organic or functional.
(12) Intraperitoneal drain should therefore be used when choledochus has been explored.
(13) Individual play techniques are explored, and two case histories are given as examples of how the occupational therapist works with the child, the family, and other practitioners.
(14) The present study explored the possibility that SOD-mimics such as desferrioxamine-Mn(III) chelate [DF-Mn] or cyclic nitroxide stable free radicals could protect from O2-.-independent damage.
(15) The remaining 16 patients were explored for persistent symptoms, an abnormality on GI series, or a mass lesion on CT scan.
(16) The current study explored the temporal course of the perception of vowel duration.
(17) All 15 patients survived, and exploration of the cannulation site for bleeding was required in three patients.
(18) Forty five elderly patients undergoing total hip replacements were assessed one day before and two days after surgery in order to explore the relationship between pre-operative anxiety and post-operative delirium.
(19) The aim of the present study was to explore the possible role of heat shock proteins in the manifestation of this heat resistance.
(20) In the present study, the role of antiperipheral nerve myelin antibody (anti-PNM Ab) in demyelination by generating the terminal attack complex (C5b-9) of complement was explored in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and other demyelinating neuropathies.