secures
Makes safe, tight
Secures is the third-person singular of secure.
To secure something is to fasten it firmly or make it safe: She secures the boat to the dock.
It also means to obtain or guarantee: He secures funding for the project.
In military or security contexts, to secure an area is to gain control of it and make it safe from threat.
Equal score, or neckwear
Secures ships to seabed
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- reinforceAdd strength to something
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
shore up · support · fix · immobilize · ground · ballast · moor · tether
Watchful defensive attention
- defendProtect from harm
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- fortifyMake stronger against threat
barricade · armor · patrol · surveillance · sentinel · garrison · bunker · stronghold
Ease or soothing relief
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
support · encouragement · solace · relief · peace · promise · guarantee · assurance
Supplying monetary resources
- loanBorrowed money repaid later
- mortgageSecured home loan
- capitalWealth used for investment
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
backing · collateral · underwriting · bond · credit · guarantee · sponsorship · grant
tie
Equal score, or neckwear
latch · buckle · clasp · knot · rivet · screw · nail · pin · staple · clip
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- reinforceAdd strength to something
buttress · shore up · support · fix · immobilize · ground · ballast · moor · tether · guy-wire
guard
Watchful defensive attention
fortify · barricade · armor · patrol · surveillance · sentinel · garrison · bunker · stronghold · firewall
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
validation · support · encouragement · solace · relief · peace · promise · guarantee · assurance · trust
funding
Supplying monetary resources
investment · backing · collateral · underwriting · bond · credit · guarantee · sponsorship · grant · stake
acquire
Gain possession of
land · clinch · lock in · nail down · capture · snag · bag · score · fetch · attain
securesendangers
Puts in peril
jeopardizes · imperils · exposes · threatens · compromises
securesloses
Fails to retain
forfeits · surrenders · relinquishes · gives up · sacrifices
- security cameraMounted recording device
- security blanketSoothing attachment object
- security guardHired protector of property
- UN Security CouncilWorld body overseeing peace
- security depositRefundable tenant payment upfront
- job securityProtected employment status
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