Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bight | Yes | No | Yes | No |
secure | No | Yes | Yes | No |
bight (noun) | secure (noun) |
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the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) | |
a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline | |
a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) | |
a loop in a rope |
bight (adjective) | secure (adjective) |
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free from fear or doubt; easy in mind | |
free from danger or risk | |
not likely to fail or give way | |
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | |
financially safe |
bight (verb) | secure (verb) |
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fasten with a bight | make certain of |
cause to be firmly attached | |
fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug | |
furnish with battens | |
get by special effort | |
assure payment of |