Dictionary Entry
sure
sure is a 4-letter English word with 16 senses as adverb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 5 · 16 senses
Definitions
- 1superlative
Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
- 2superlative
Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
- 3superlative
Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring.
- 4superlative
Betrothed; engaged to marry.
- 5superlative
Free from danger; safe; secure.
- 6adverb
In a sure manner; safely; certainly.
- 7adjective
exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
"be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"
"be sure to lock the doors"
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- 8adjective
impossible to doubt or dispute
"indisputable (or sure) proof"
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- 9adjective
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
"felt certain of success"
"was sure (or certain) she had seen it"
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- 10adjective
certain to occur; destined or inevitable- Benjamin Franklin
"he was certain to fail"
"his fate is certain"
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- 11adjective
reliable in operation or effect
"a quick and certain remedy"
"a sure way to distinguish the two"
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- 12adjective
physically secure or dependable
"a sure footing"
"was on sure ground"
- 13adjective
certain not to fail
"a sure hand on the throttle"
- 14adjective
infallible or unfailing
"a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"
- 15adjective
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
"a sure (or trusted) friend"
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- 16adverb
definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
"the results are surely encouraging"
"she certainly is a hard worker"
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