Phrase Hound found 44 phrases and 49 compound words that contain sure. The most common are listed below. Open sure in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 44
- make sureTo ensure that something specific happens, is done etc., or of something happening.
- sure enoughJust as one would expect.
- sure thingA polite reply to thank you.
- making surepresent participle and gerund of make sure
- sure-fireGuaranteed to work or happen.
- made suresimple past and past participle of make sure
- makes surethird-person singular simple present indicative of make sure: To ensure that something specific happens, is done etc., or of something happening.
- sure upEggcorn of shore up.
- self-sureSynonym of self-confident: Confident in one's own abilities.
- sure thingsplural of sure thing: A polite reply to thank you.
- sure-handedDexterous; skilled and smooth at a manual task.
- sure betSynonym of safe bet, good bet, fair bet
- sure-footedAlternative form of surefooted: Walking steadily, without stumbling; capable of finding good footing.
- sure as deathMost certainly.
- sure of oneselfConfident in one's knowledge.
- sure as a gunSurely; with certainty.
- sure as the worldsure enough
- sure as fatesurely; with certainty
- sure-footednessThe quality or state of being sure-footed
- sure as death and taxesTotally certain.
- sure as shootingAbsolutely certain.
- sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrowSurely; certainly.
- I'm sureUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sure.
- sure as eggssurely; doubtlessly
- sure as taxesMost certainly.
Compound words 49
- surelyWithout fail.
- unsureuncertain, ambivalent.
- suretyCertainty.
- cocksureToo confident; overconfident.
- surenessThe property of being sure, certainty.
- surefootedWalking steadily, without stumbling; capable of finding good footing.
- snowsureCertain to have snow.
- sureseaterAn art house cinema.
- footsureSure of one's footing; not stumbling or tripping while walking.
- oversureExcessively sure.