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Narrow :: Narrow (superl.) Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow majority..

Bestad :: Bestad (imp. & p. p.) Beset; put in peril.

Perlous :: Perlous (a.) Perilous.

Perilymphatic :: Perilymphatic (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, perilymph..

Periculous :: Periculous (a.) Dangerous; full of peril.

Hour :: Hour (n.) Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour..

Abandonment :: Abandonment (n.) The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.

Extricate :: Extricate (v. t.) To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person from debt, peril, etc..

Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.

Perilla :: Perilla (n.) A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species (Perilla ocimoides, or P. Nankinensis) is often cultivated for its purple or variegated foliage..

Protest :: Protest (v.) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his arrival in port after a disaster, stating the particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel, her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea, etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against them..

Stound :: Stound (n.) A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm..

Perilous :: Perilous (a.) Daring; reckless; dangerous.

Imminent :: Imminent (a.) Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril.

Perilymph :: Perilymph (n.) The fluid which surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear, and separates it from the walls of the chambers in which the labyrinth lies..

Danger :: Danger (n.) Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril; risk; insecurity..

Parlous :: Parlous (a.) Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough..

Jeopard :: Jeopard (v. t.) To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard.

Unsafety :: Unsafety (n.) The quality or state of being in peril; absence of safety; insecurity.

Salvage :: Salvage (n.) The act of saving a vessel, goods, or life, from perils of the sea..

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