secure
adjective (FIXED) /sɪˈkjʊər/
/-ˈkjʊr/ Definition
B2 positioned or fixed firmly and correctly and therefore not likely to move, fall, or break: That ladder doesn't look very secure to me. Check that all windows and doors are secure.figurative Her promotion has made her position in the company more secure.figurative The museum has been promised £22 million by the government, so its future is relatively secure.Safe and secure › A secure place is one that it is difficult to get out of or escape from: He killed the man just a month after his release from a secure mental hospital.Safe and secure
(Definition of secure adjective (FIXED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -friendly suffix
- airworthy adjective
- as safe as houses idiom
- copper-bottomed adjective
- fail-safe adjective
- firmly adverb (NOT LOOSELY)
- firmly adverb (STRONGLY)
- immune adjective
- innocuous adjective
- inoffensive adjective
- inviolate adjective
- kind adjective
- ozone-friendly adjective
- roadworthy adjective
- safety net noun (NET)
- sb/sth won't bite idiom
- seaworthy adjective
- securely adverb (FIXED)
- securely adverb (PROTECTED)
- the coast is clear idiom
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