- sure-fire adj
- ['ʃʊəˌfaɪə(r)]
(fam: winner, success) sicuro (-a)
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sure-fire adj
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sure-fire — or sure·fire (sho͝orʹfīrʹ) adj. Informal Bound to be successful or perform as expected: a sure fire solution to the problem. * * * … Universalium
sure-fire — adj. Sure fire is used with these nouns: ↑recipe, ↑way … Collocations dictionary
sure-fire — adjective certain to be successful a sure fire way to get rich • Similar to: ↑successful * * * sureˈ fire adjective (informal) Infallible • • • Main Entry: ↑sure * * * sure fire UK US … Useful english dictionary
sure-fire — also surefire ADJ: ADJ n A sure fire thing is something that is certain to succeed or win. [INFORMAL] If something s a sure fire hit then Radio One will play it. ...a surefire best seller. Syn: guaranteed … English dictionary
sure·fire — /ˈʃɚˈfajɚ, Brit ˈʃɔːˈfajə/ adj, always used before a noun informal : certain not to fail : sure to be successful surefire solutions The movie is a surefire hit/success with teenagers. There is no surefire way to predict the outcome … Useful english dictionary
sure — adj. & adv. adj. 1 having or seeming to have adequate reason for a belief or assertion. 2 (often foll. by of, or that + clause) convinced. 3 (foll. by of) having a certain prospect or confident anticipation or satisfactory knowledge of. 4… … Useful english dictionary
sure — adj 1. certain, definite, positive, absolute, categorical; conclusive, definitive, decisive, well grounded, well founded, proven, demonstrated, incontestable, apodictic, irrefragible, irrefutable, incontrovertible; unquestionable, unquestioned,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. certain, positive; dependable, trustworthy; safe, secure; confident, convinced; unfailing, infallible, surefire (inf.). See certainty, safety. Ant., uncertain, unsure. II (Roget s IV) interj. Syn.… … English dictionary for students
Red Hill Fire Observation Station — Infobox nrhp name = Red Hill Fire Observation Station nrhp type = caption = Fire tower in 2008 lat degrees = 41 lat minutes = 55 lat seconds = 25 lat direction = N long degrees = 74 long minutes = 31 long seconds = 02 long direction = W location … Wikipedia
secure — adj 1. safe, protected, sheltered, defended, fortified; unexposed, immune, unthreatened, unmolested, unimperiled, unhazarded; unperilous, free from danger, not dangerous, vaccinated, inoculated, free; invulnerable, unattackable, unassailable,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
infallible — adj 1. unerring, inerrant, inerrable, unfailing; flawless, impeccable, faultless, perfect; positive, solid, sound, Sl. absolutely OK; believable, credible. 2. dependable, trustworthy, foolproof, Inf. sure fire, reliable; certain, sure, Inf. sure… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
