Secure
21secure*/ — [sɪˈkjʊə] verb [T] formal I 1) to get or achieve something important The team secured their second victory of the season.[/ex] 2) to make an area or building safe We have done our best to secure the embassy against terrorist attacks.[/ex] 3) to… …
22secure — 01. His job doesn t pay very well, but it is very [secure], so he doesn t really want to give it up. 02. [Security] staff in our building moved quickly to get everyone outside after they received a bomb threat. 03. He works as a [security] guard… …
23secure — 1. adjective 1) check to ensure that all bolts are secure Syn: fastened, fixed, secured, done up; closed, shut, locked Ant: loose 2) an environment in which children can feel secure Syn …
24secure — adj. & v. adj. 1 untroubled by danger or fear. 2 safe against attack: impregnable. 3 reliable; certain not to fail (the plan is secure). 4 fixed or fastened so as not to give way or get loose or be lost (made the door secure). 5 a (foll. by of)… …
25secure — se•cure [[t]sɪˈkyʊər[/t]] adj. cur•er, cur•est, 1) free from danger or harm; safe 2) not liable to fail, yield, etc., as a support or fastening; firm 3) affording safety, as a place 4) kept in safe custody 5) free from care or anxiety 6) firmly… …
26secure — /səˈkjuə / (say suh kyoohuh), /səˈkjɔ/ (say suh kyaw) adjective 1. free from or not exposed to danger; safe. 2. not liable to fall, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening. 3. affording safety, as a place. 4. in safe custody or …
27secure — {{11}}secure (adj.) 1530s, without care, from L. securus without care, safe, from *se cura, from se free from (see SECRET (Cf. secret)) + cura care (see CURE (Cf. cure)). Meaning firmly fixed (of material things) is from 1841, on notion of… …
28secure — 1. adjective 1) check that all bolts are secure Syn: fastened, fixed, secured, done up, closed, shut, locked 2) a place where children feel secure Syn: safe, protected, safe and sound …
29secure — /sɪ kjυə/ adjective safe, which cannot change ♦ secure job a job from which you are not likely to be made redundant ♦ secure investment an investment where you are not likely to lose money ■ verb 1. ♦ to secure a loan to pledge an asset as a… …
30secure — [16] Something that is secure is etymologically ‘carefree’. The word was borrowed from Latin sēcūrus, a compound adjective formed from the prefix sē ‘without’ and cūra ‘care’ (source of English curate, cure, etc). The metaphorical extension from… …
