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surefire
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
surefire
(adjective)
surefire
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ˈ
ʃɚ
ˈ
fajɚ/
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ˈ
ʃɔː
ˈ
fajə/
adjective
surefire
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ˈ
ʃɚ
ˈ
fajɚ/
Brit
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ˈ
ʃɔː
ˈ
fajə/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUREFIRE
always used before a noun
informal
:
certain not to fail
:
sure to be successful
surefire
solutions
The movie is a
surefire
hit/success with teenagers.
There is no
surefire
way to predict the outcome.
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