Break and Peril

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Peril and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Peril" instead a noun "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Peril noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

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Break and peril are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Peril".

Nearby Words: perish, perilous, perilously, periled

complete	complete break	complete peril
certain	certain break	certain peril
actual	actual break	actual peril
real	real break	real peril
Other adjectives: serious, main, new, major.

Lost in Transmission: the alien who comes to Earth to warn us of a terrible peril, only for his universal translater to intermittently break down owing to defective Earthling power cells.

Source: Creator / Rowan Atkinson
Gatling Good: Penguin's thugs break into the armory and come out equipped with Gatling guns, which you challenge at your peril.

Source: Video Game / Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate
Manticores are an available unit for the Warriors of Chaos, ferocious, horned leonine monsters with bat wings and scorpion tails found in the Chaos Wastes, which the mightiest champions of Chaos can, at great personal peril, attempt to capture and break into a war mount.

Source: Our Manticores Are Spinier

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