Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Word: Menace

Menace [noun]


Definition: Something that is likely to cause harm

Sentence: Wild lions are a menace to everyone.

Etymology: Middle English manace, from Anglo-French manace, menace, from Latin minacia, from minac-, minax threatening, from minari to threaten

Acknowledgement:
http://www.moveintoday.net/roaringLion.jpg
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/menace
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=49842&dict=CALD

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