| assure |
to cause to feel certain or secure. [1/3 definitions] |
| assured |
made secure; guaranteed. [1/2 definitions] |
| bail1 |
to secure or allow the release of (a person under arrest) by providing bail (often fol. by "out"). [1/5 definitions] |
| bale |
to pack and secure (something) in bales. [1/2 definitions] |
| batten2 |
to secure or fasten using battens (usu. fol. by "down"). [1/4 definitions] |
| beachhead |
the initial position or area that invading troops try to secure when landing on an enemy shore. [1/2 definitions] |
| belay |
in nautical terminology, to secure (a rope) by winding around a pin or cleat. [3/6 definitions] |
| bight |
to secure with a bight of rope. [1/3 definitions] |
| bind |
to make secure by fastening, as with cord or the like. [1/13 definitions] |
| bolt1 |
a metal or wooden bar on a door that slides into a socket on the doorframe to secure the door in a closed position. [2/14 definitions] |
| bring in |
to earn or secure (money) for the benefit of oneself, one's family, a business, or an institution. [1/5 definitions] |
| came2 |
a thin, grooved strip of lead used to secure a piece of glass, as in a stained glass window. |
| chain |
to secure, attach, or fasten with a chain. [1/9 definitions] |
| cleat |
to furnish or secure with cleats. [1/5 definitions] |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; secure; settle. [2/8 definitions] |
| clothespin |
a clip or forked peg of wood or plastic, used to secure clothes on a line for drying. |
| competition |
the striving of business firms against one another to secure trade. [1/4 definitions] |
| confident |
secure in one's own abilities; self-assured. [1/3 definitions] |
| consolidate |
to strengthen or secure; make solid or stable. [1/3 definitions] |
| enlist |
to secure the services of, as in the military or some cause. [1/2 definitions] |
| fast1 |
secure or firmly attached. [1/12 definitions] |