sea-duty service abroad shipboard duty | naval service aboard a ship at sea |
marching orders | an order from a superior officer for troops to depart |
walking papers marching orders | (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge |
intend mean think | have in mind as a purpose, I mean no harm, I only meant to help you, She didn't think to harm me, We thought to return early that night |
intend destine designate specify | design or destine, She was intended to become the director |
guarantee ensure insure assure secure | make certain of, This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us, Preparation will guarantee success! |
mean intend signify stand for | denote or connote, `maison' means `house' in French, An example sentence would show what this word means |
mean intend | mean or intend to express or convey, You never understand what I mean!, what do his words intend? |
batten batten down secure | furnish with battens, batten ships |
fasten fix secure | cause to be firmly attached, fasten the lock onto the door, she fixed her gaze on the man |
plug stop up secure | fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug, plug the hole, stop up the leak |
procure secure | get by special effort, He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed |
secure | assure payment of |
take orders | be ordained, enter the Christian ministry, She took orders last month |
take orders | receive and be expected to follow directions or commands, I don't take orders from you! |
abroad overseas | in a foreign country, markets abroad, overseas markets |
secure unafraid untroubled | free from fear or doubt, easy in mind, he was secure that nothing will be held against him |
secure | free from danger or risk, secure from harm, his fortune was secure, made a secure place for himself in his field |
secure | not likely to fail or give way, the lock was secure, a secure foundation, a secure hold on her wrist |
dependable good safe secure | financially sound, a good investment, a secure investment |
impregnable inviolable secure strong unassailable unattackable | immune to attack, incapable of being tampered with, an impregnable fortress, fortifications that made the frontier inviolable, a secure telephone connection |
abroad | to or in a foreign country, they had never travelled abroad |
overseas abroad | in a place across an ocean |
afield abroad | far away from home or one's usual surroundings, looking afield for new lands to conquer- R.A.Hall |