adventure
/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/ noun A2- A feeling of desire for new and exciting things. · his sense of adventure
- A remarkable occurrence; a striking event. · a life full of adventures
- A daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.
- A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
- A text adventure or an adventure game.
Plural adventures
From the library
And the Gryphon added “Come, let’s hear some of _your_ adventures.”
“I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly: “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
The adventures first,” said the Gryphon in an impatient tone: “explanations take such a dreadful time.”
So Alice began telling them her adventures from the time when she first saw the White Rabbit.
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