Mots en English pour 'not safe from attack'
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adj
- susceptible to attack
- susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
- capable of being wounded or hurt
- Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.
- More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
- (computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
- (of a language or species) at moderate risk of extinction though not quite endangered.
verb
- protect against a challenge or attack
- be on the defensive; act against an attack
- argue or speak in defense of
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- state or assert
- protect or fight for as a champion
- fight against or resist strongly
- (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- (cricket) Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
- (sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
- (poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
- (sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
- (transitive, law) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
- (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
verb
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
noun
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
verb
- protect against a challenge or attack
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- keep from departing
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
noun
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
adj
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
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- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
- financially safe
- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
- free from danger or risk
- not likely to fail or give way
verb
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- To fix in place; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- make certain of
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- assure payment of
- cause to be firmly attached
- get by special effort
- furnish with battens
adj
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- capable of conceiving
- incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted
- (figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
- Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.
- (military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
adj
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- must be kept sacred
- not capable of being violated or infringed
- incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
- Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.
- Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
- Not violable; not to be infringed.
adj
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- having strength or power greater than average or expected
- strong and sure
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- having or wielding force or authority
- freshly made or left
- not faint or feeble
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- (loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- Determined; unyielding.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- (of an argument) Convincing.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
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- attack
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- acre; acres
- army
- application
- adjutant
- air
- associate; association
- age; aged
- ambassador
- academy; academician
- automobile
- answer
- Americanization
- air branch
- accumulator
- artillery
- adult
- artificer
- aircraft; airplane
- apprentice
- atomic weight
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- article
- acid
- alto
- anode
- amphibian
- administration
- ana; anna
- admiral
- (military) assault, as on a badge
- alfa
- airman
- address
- Angstrom
- accusative case
- accommodation
- amateur
- absorbance; absorbancy
- arctic
- author
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- secure against
- (usually followed by ‘to’) not affected by a given influence
- relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
- relating to the condition of immunity
- (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
- (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
- (by extension) Not vulnerable.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.
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- not secure; beset with difficulties
- vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
- inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
- (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
- Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
- Nervous, anxious.
- Wavering; undecided.
- Shaking or trembling.
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- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
- One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
- Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
adj
- protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- used of persons; emotionally hardened
- made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
- made tough by habitual exposure
- Firmly established in a behavior seen as bad; unlikely to change one's ways; inveterate.
- Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
- (computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
- Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.
verb
noun
- The state of being safe.
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- (insurance) Coverage.
- (euphemistic, rare) Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- kindly endorsement and guidance
- the activity of protecting someone or something
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- the condition of being protected
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
verb
- To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
- (transitive) To cover with tiles.
- (graphical user interface) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
- (computing theory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
- (Freemasonry) To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people.
- cover with tiles
noun
- (computing) A rectangular graphic.
- Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
- A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
- (Lego building) A Lego piece that is 1/3 the height of a brick, and is smooth without studs on top.
- a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
- game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.
verb
- attack suddenly and without warning
- (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz.
- (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session.
- (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
- (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
noun
- a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
- (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
- (countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
- (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
- (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
- (cooking) The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
- (fishing) An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.
- (uncountable, chess) Ellipsis of blitz chess.
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- the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
- (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
- a session as of a legislature or court
- a meeting of spiritualists
- A legislative session (in the sense of meeting, and not period).
- A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
- A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
- A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
- (idiomatic) An uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.
- A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
- The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
- The incubation of eggs by a bird.
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- attack
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- acre; acres
- army
- application
- adjutant
- air
- associate; association
- age; aged
- ambassador
- academy; academician
- automobile
- answer
- Americanization
- air branch
- accumulator
- artillery
- adult
- artificer
- aircraft; airplane
- apprentice
- atomic weight
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- article
- acid
- alto
- anode
- amphibian
- administration
- ana; anna
- admiral
- (military) assault, as on a badge
- alfa
- airman
- address
- Angstrom
- accusative case
- accommodation
- amateur
- absorbance; absorbancy
- arctic
- author
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- The state of being safe.
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- (insurance) Coverage.
- (euphemistic, rare) Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- kindly endorsement and guidance
- the activity of protecting someone or something
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- the condition of being protected
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
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- protect against a challenge or attack
- be on the defensive; act against an attack
- argue or speak in defense of
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
- state or assert
- protect or fight for as a champion
- fight against or resist strongly
- (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- (cricket) Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
- (sports) To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
- (poker slang) To call a raise from the big blind.
- (sports) To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
- (transitive, law) To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
- (transitive) To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
verb
- protect against a challenge or attack
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
noun
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
verb
- protect against a challenge or attack
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- keep from exhaling or expelling
- resist or confront with resistance
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- aim, point, or direct
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have room for; hold without crowding
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- remain committed to
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- contain or hold; have within
- be valid, applicable, or true
- be in accord; be in agreement
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- hold the attention of
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- assert or affirm
- keep from departing
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- declare to be
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- stop dealing with
- organize or be responsible for
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
- To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
- (imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.
- To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
- (transitive) To reserve.
- (transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.
- (transitive) To have and keep possession of something.
- (transitive) To contain or store.
- (intransitive, copulative) To keep oneself in a particular state.
- (slang, intransitive) To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.
- (intransitive, chiefly imperative) Not to move; to halt; to stop.
- (transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
- To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.
- (transitive) To detain.
- (transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.
- To take place, to occur.
- To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.
- (intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.
- (tennis, ambitransitive) To win one's own service game.
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).
- (transitive) To cause to wait or delay.
noun
- a stronghold
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- time during which some action is awaited
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a cell in a jail or prison
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- the act of grasping
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
- (exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time
- The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
- An act or instance of holding.
- A place where animals are held for safety
- Something reserved or kept.
- (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
- The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.
- The ability to persist.
- An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
- (baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.
- (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
- (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
- (aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.
- A grasp or grip.
- Power over someone or something.
- The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
- (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
- (wrestling, self-defense) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
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verb
noun
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
- One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
- Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
verb
- To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.
- (transitive) To cover with tiles.
- (graphical user interface) To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
- (computing theory) To optimize (a loop in program code) by means of the tiling technique.
- (Freemasonry) To seal a lodge against intrusions from unauthorised people.
- cover with tiles
noun
- (computing) A rectangular graphic.
- Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.
- A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.
- (Lego building) A Lego piece that is 1/3 the height of a brick, and is smooth without studs on top.
- a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
- a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing
- game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc.
verb
- attack suddenly and without warning
- (intransitive, American football) To perform a blitz.
- (transitive, informal) To do something quickly or in one session.
- (transitive, cooking) To purée or chop (food products) using a food processor or blender.
- (transitive) To attack quickly or suddenly, as by an air raid or similar action.
noun
- a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
- (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line
- (countable) A swift and overwhelming attack or effort.
- (countable) A sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
- (countable, American football) A play in which additional defenders beyond the defensive linemen rush the passer.
- (cooking) The act of blending or puréeing food using a blender or processor.
- (fishing) An occurrence in which large numbers of fish, typically striped bass or bluefish, feed on a school of baitfish, typically one in which the occurrence can be seen from the surface.
- (uncountable, chess) Ellipsis of blitz chess.
adj
- susceptible to attack
- susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
- capable of being wounded or hurt
- Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation.
- More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
- (computing) More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses.
- (of a language or species) at moderate risk of extinction though not quite endangered.
adj
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- mild and pleasant
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as ‘s’ and ‘sh’)
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- easily hurt
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- having little impact
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not brilliant or glaring
- (of a drug) Not likely to cause addiction.
- (of cloth or similar material) Smooth and flexible; not rough, rugged, or harsh.
- Expressing gentleness or tenderness; mild; conciliatory; courteous; kind.
- (of a person) Physically or emotionally weak.
- Not bright or intense.
- (Slavic, phonology) Palatalized.
- (photography, of light) Made up of nonparallel rays, tending to wrap around a subject and produce diffuse shadows.
- (computing) Emulated with software; not physically real.
- (UK, of a man) Effeminate.
- (phonetics, rare) Voiceless.
- (slang) Lacking strength or resolve; not tough, wimpy.
- (of kinks or sexual activity) Mild, tame, moderate; far from intense or excluding harsh elements.
- Incomplete, or temporary; not a full action.
- Limp, weak.
- Of coal: bituminous, as opposed to anthracitic.
- (of a drink) Not containing alcohol.
- (informal, idiomatic, followed by on) Attracted to or emotionally involved with someone.
- (of a sound) Quiet.
- Requiring little or no effort; easy.
- Gentle in action or motion; easy.
- Of paper: unsized.
- Of silk: having the natural gum cleaned or washed off.
- (of water) Low in dissolved calcium compounds.
- Easy-going, lenient, not strict; permissive.
- Having a slight angle from straight.
- (UK, colloquial) Foolish.
- Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring or jagged; pleasing to the eye.
- (finance) Of a market: having more supply than demand; being a buyer's market.
- Of weather: warm enough to melt ice; thawing.
- Gentle.
- (phonetics) Voiced; sonant; lenis.
- Weak in character; impressible.
- Easily giving way under pressure.
- Agreeable to the senses.
- (slang) Excessively empathetic or concerned about others’ wellbeing.
- (physics) Of a ferromagnetic material; a material that becomes essentially non-magnetic when an external magnetic field is removed, a material with a low magnetic coercivity. (compare hard)
- (of pornography) Softcore
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- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
- financially safe
- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
- free from danger or risk
- not likely to fail or give way
verb
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- To fix in place; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- make certain of
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- assure payment of
- cause to be firmly attached
- get by special effort
- furnish with battens
adj
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- capable of conceiving
- incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted
- (figuratively) Too strong to be defeated or overcome; invincible.
- Capable of being impregnated; impregnatable.
- (military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
adj
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- must be kept sacred
- not capable of being violated or infringed
- incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
- Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.
- Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
- Not violable; not to be infringed.
adj
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- having strength or power greater than average or expected
- strong and sure
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- having or wielding force or authority
- freshly made or left
- not faint or feeble
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- (loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- Determined; unyielding.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- (of an argument) Convincing.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
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- secure against
- (usually followed by ‘to’) not affected by a given influence
- relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
- relating to the condition of immunity
- (medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
- (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.
- (by extension) Not vulnerable.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.
noun
verb
adj
- not secure; beset with difficulties
- vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
- inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
- (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
- Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
- Nervous, anxious.
- Wavering; undecided.
- Shaking or trembling.
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- protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- used of persons; emotionally hardened
- made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
- made tough by habitual exposure
- Firmly established in a behavior seen as bad; unlikely to change one's ways; inveterate.
- Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
- (computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
- Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.
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- the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
- (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
- a session as of a legislature or court
- a meeting of spiritualists
- A legislative session (in the sense of meeting, and not period).
- A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
- A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
- A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
- (idiomatic) An uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.
- A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
- The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
- The incubation of eggs by a bird.