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[ noun ] something that is a source of danger
Synonyms Examples "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Certain this menace was only imaginary , he yet stared in fascinated horror , his hand sticky against the stock of his weapon . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)The guards came_to_life with astonishing menace . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)We now have not_only what has been called over here the comedy of menace but we also have horror jokes , magazines known as Horror_Comics , and sick comedians . Related terms |
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[ verb ] express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
Examples "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" Related terms |
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[ noun ] a threat or the act of threatening
Examples "he spoke with desperate menace" Related terms |
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[ verb ] pose a threat to; present a danger to
Synonyms Examples "The pollution is endangering the crops" Used in print ("National Affairs"...)They had the unspoken support of President-elect_Kennedy , whose own legislative program was menaced by the Rules_Committee bottleneck . |
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