Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Adjective
S: (adj) certain, sure (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured) "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"
S: (adj) certain, sure (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"
S: (adj) certain, sure (certain to occur; destined or inevitable) "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"
S: (adj) sure (physically secure or dependable) "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground"
S: (adj) certain, sure (reliable in operation or effect) "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
S: (adj) sure, trusted ((of persons) worthy of trust or confidence) "a sure (or trusted) friend"
S: (adj) sure (infallible or unfailing) "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"
S: (adj) sure (certain not to fail) "a sure hand on the throttle"
S: (adj) indisputable, sure (impossible to doubt or dispute) "indisputable (or sure) proof"
Adverb
S: (adv) surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting (definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')) "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"