secure+place
31place — place1 [ pleıs ] noun count *** ▸ 1 area/position ▸ 2 town/country/building ▸ 3 opportunity to be in something ▸ 4 seat/position ▸ 5 position in a race etc. ▸ 6 right occasion for something ▸ 7 point in book etc. ▸ 8 importance to people ▸ 9… …
32secure — [16] Something that is secure is etymologically ‘carefree’. The word was borrowed from Latin sēcūrus, a compound adjective formed from the prefix sē ‘without’ and cūra ‘care’ (source of English curate, cure, etc). The metaphorical extension from… …
33secure — adjective 1》 fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost. 2》 certain to remain safe and unthreatened. ↘protected against attack or other criminal activity. 3》 feeling free from fear or anxiety. ↘(secure of) dated… …
34secure — [16] Something that is secure is etymologically ‘carefree’. The word was borrowed from Latin sēcūrus, a compound adjective formed from the prefix sē ‘without’ and cūra ‘care’ (source of English curate, cure, etc). The metaphorical extension from… …
35place — n 1. location, locality, locale, whereabouts, hereabouts; spot, scene, scene of the crime, setting, Law. venue; bearings, latitude and longitude, coordinates. 2. position, situation, circumstance, condition, state, state of affairs; standing,… …
36secure a place — ensure a place …
37secure one's place — assure one s own place …
38secure a residence — find a place to live …
39secure qualification — ensure a place in a competition …
40in a safe place — in a secure place, in a place where one is safe from harm …
