(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
My friends endured tremendous ~ in order to help me...
His life could be in ~.
? safety
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A ~ is something or someone that can hurt or harm you.
...the ~s of smoking...
Britain’s roads are a ~ to cyclists...
= threat
N-COUNT: usu N of -ing/n, N to n
3.
If there is a ~ that something unpleasant will happen, it is possible that it will happen.
There is a real ~ that some people will no longer be able to afford insurance...
If there is a ~ of famine, we should help.
N-SING: also no det, N that, N of n/-ing
4.
If someone who has been seriously ill is out of ~, they are still ill, but they are not expected to die.
PHRASE: v-link PHR