Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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picket | Yes | No | Yes | No |
secure | No | Yes | Yes | No |
picket (noun) | secure (noun) |
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a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake | |
a wooden strip forming part of a fence | |
a vehicle performing sentinel duty | |
a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack | |
a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work | |
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
picket (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 |
picket (verb) | secure (verb) |
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fasten with a picket | make certain of |
serve as pickets or post pickets | 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 |