Synonyms: batten, batten down, secure
Definition: furnish with battens
Usage: batten ships
Similar words: beef up, strengthen, fortify
Definition: make strong or stronger
Usage: This exercise will strengthen your upper body; strengthen the relations between the two countries
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Similar words: attach
Definition: cause to be attached
Synonyms: plug, stop up, secure
Definition: fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
Usage: plug the hole; stop up the leak
Definition: fill or stop up
Usage: Can you close the cracks with caulking?
Definition: get by special effort
Usage: He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
Synonyms: secure
Definition: assure payment of
Similar words: guarantee, vouch
Definition: give surety or assume responsibility
Usage: I vouch for the quality of my products
Synonyms: secure
Definition: free from danger or risk
Usage: secure from harm; his fortune was secure; made a secure place for himself in his field
Similar words: assured
Definition: characterized by certainty or security
Usage: a tiny but assured income; we can never have completely assured lives
Similar words: firm
Definition: securely established
Usage: holds a firm position as the country's leading poet
Similar words: fail-safe
Definition: guaranteed not to fail
Usage: a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle
Similar words: sure
Definition: physically secure or dependable
Usage: a sure footing; was on sure ground
Synonyms: secure
Definition: not likely to fail or give way
Usage: the lock was secure; a secure foundation; a secure hold on her wrist
Similar words: steady
Definition: securely in position; not shaky
Usage: held the ladder steady
Similar words: tight
Definition: securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid
Usage: the bolts are tight
Synonyms: secure, safe, dependable, good
Definition: financially sound
Usage: a good investment; a secure investment
Similar words: sound
Definition: financially secure and safe
Usage: sound investments; a sound economy
Synonyms: inviolable, impregnable, unassailable, unattackable, strong, secure
Definition: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
Usage: an impregnable fortress; fortifications that made the frontier inviolable; a secure telephone connection
Similar words: invulnerable
Definition: immune to attack; impregnable
Usage: gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs