Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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venture | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
venture (noun) | stake (noun) |
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any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome | a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground |
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit | instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning |
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) |
the money risked on a gamble | |
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something |
venture (verb) | stake (verb) |
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put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation | place a bet on |
put at risk | mark with a stake |
proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers | tie or fasten to a stake |
kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | |
put at risk |