August 29, 2011 - Word of the Day: dare

To dare someone is to offer a situation that is dangerous or risky. A dare is a challenge. Sometimes "dare" is used as a figure of speech (The words don't have a literal meaning).

• Tanya dared her husband to eat the entire pizza.
• Children sometimes dare each other to do dangerous things on playground equipment.
• The company is going to dare its employees to go on strike.
• I dare you to go over to that woman over there and ask her for a date.

When you change the word to an adjective, it becomes "daring."

• A daring rescue attempt succeeded when the plane landed in the ocean.
• Batman and Robin are also known as the "Daring Duo."
• She's wearing a very daring dress. (The word "daring," when used for a dress, means that it reveals a lot of skin or it's very unusual.)

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