All 6 Uses of
embedded
in
The Bourne Identity
- Two muted gunshots preceded the closing of the doors, the bullets embedding themselves in the thick wood of the ceiling.†
Chpt 5 *embedding = putting firmly within
- A gunshot; the bullet imbedded in the metal of the door.†
Chpt 9imbedded = firmly within; or placed firmly within
- He climbed the steps, aware that the pressure of his weight on the iron grids embedded in the stone beneath him triggered electronic devices that in turn activated cameras, producing his image on screens inside.†
Chpt 19
- I am in my labyrinth again, and the walls are imbedded with spikes.†
Chpt 24
- Two more spits came in rapid succession, the first imbedded in the side of the taxi, the second exploding the asphalt.†
Chpt 35
- A long staccato burst from a Sten gun echoed throughout the room, throughout the entire house, a thousand dead sounds forming a running chord beneath, as sprays of bullets imbedded in a lead shield backed by a steel plate in the door.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
firmly within; or placed within
in various senses, including:
- firmly stuck into -- as a thorn into a finger
- enclosed within -- as a fossil within a rock
- implanted as a part -- sometimes specifically of a reporter
- integrated in hardware -- as of a computer chip
- firmly set within -- as of a character trait