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Establish :: Establish (a.) To secure public recognition in favor of; to prove and cause to be accepted as true; as, to establish a fact, usage, principle, opinion, doctrine, etc..

Ridgepole :: Ridgepole (n.) The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured..

Extent :: Extent (n.) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor may be seized to secure payment..

Gasket :: Gasket (n.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.

Clamper :: Clamper (n.) An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a creeper..

Insure :: Insure (v. t.) To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one..

Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff..

Politics :: Politics (n.) The management of a political party; the conduct and contests of parties with reference to political measures or the administration of public affairs; the advancement of candidates to office; in a bad sense, artful or dishonest management to secure the success of political candidates or parties; political trickery..

Guard :: Guard (v. t.) An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure.

Embar :: Embar (v. t.) To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars..

Collar :: Collar (n.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured..

Cloisonne :: Cloisonne (a.) Inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines which divide the different patches of fields are composed of a kind of metal wire secured to the ground; as distinguished from champleve enamel, in which the ground is engraved or scooped out to receive the enamel..

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not to fulfill expectation..

Secure :: Secure (a.) Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.

Baby Jumper :: Baby jumper () A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor..

Seal :: Seal (v. t.) Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep secure or secret..

Cleat :: Cleat (n.) A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be readily released. It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast, etc., or it may be lashed to a rope..

Cuckold''s Knot :: Cuckold's knot () A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuckold's neck..

Moor :: Moor (v. t.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf..

Infirm :: Infirm (a.) Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.

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