safe /sāf/

1. Unharmed
2. Free from danger
3. Secure
4. Sound, free from risk
5. Certain, sure
6. Reliable, trustworthy
7. Cautious
8. Good, fine (slang)
9. Having reached base before being thrown out by the fielding side (baseball)

1. A metal box, often set in a wall, secure against fire, thieves, etc
2. A ventilated box or cupboard for meat, etc
3. A condom (N Am sl)

In a safe manner or condition

1. To make safe (obsolete)
2. To bring safely (Shakespeare)

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safeˈly adverb

safeˈness noun

safeˈty noun

1. (in Spenser often /sāˈfi-ti/) the state or fact of being safe
2. A safety shot in snooker or billiards
3. A device designed to prevent injury, esp a safety catch
4. (also safeˈtyman) one of two defensive players positioned furthest back in the field (American football)
5. A play in which the defensive team scores two points when an offensive player is tackled or downs the ball on or behind his own goal-line (American football)

safeˈ-blower noun

safeˈ-blowing noun

The forcing of safes, using explosives

safeˈ-breaker or safeˈ-cracker noun

safeˈ-breaking or safeˈ-cracking noun

Illegal opening of safes

safeˈ-conˈduct noun

A permit to pass or travel through an area with guarantee of freedom from interference or arrest

transitive verb /-konˈ, -duktˈ/

1. To conduct (a person) safely
2. To give a safe-conduct to

safeˈ-deposit or safeˈty-deposit noun

A vault, etc providing safe storage for valuables

safeˈguard noun

1. A device, condition, or arrangement ensuring safety
2. A precaution
3. A safe-conduct

transitive verb

1. To protect (esp interests or rights)
2. To protect (eg domestic manufacturers and industry) against foreign competition

safe haven noun

An area, esp in a war zone or a country with internal conflict, set aside for the protection of ethnic or religious minorities

safe house noun (informal)

A place (esp one kept by the intelligence services or care agencies) unknown to one's pursuers, where one can safely hide

safeˈkeeping noun

1. Keeping in safety
2. Safe custody

safe light noun

A light used in a photographic darkroom, etc, which emits light of an intensity and colour which will not damage the materials being processed

safe period noun

That part of the menstrual cycle during which conception is most unlikely

safe seat noun

A parliamentary seat that the incumbent political party will almost certainly win again in an election

safe sex noun

Sexual intercourse minimizing the risk of transmission of disease, eg by the use of condoms

safety arch noun

An arch built into the body of a wall to relieve the pressure of weight from above

safety belt noun

1. A belt for fastening a person to a fixed object while carrying out a dangerous operation
2. A belt for restraining the occupant of a seat in a car, aircraft, etc, a precaution against injury in a crash

safety bicycle noun (old)

A low-wheeled bicycle for general use

safety bolt noun

The safety lock of a firearm

safety cage noun

1. A cage with a safety catch to prevent it falling if the hoisting rope breaks (mining)
2. (in a motor-vehicle chassis) a specially strengthened framework around the seating part to give maximum protection to driver and passengers in a crash (also safety cell)

safety catch noun

Any catch to provide protection against something, such as the accidental firing of a gun

safety curtain noun

A fireproof curtain between stage and audience in a theatre

safety factor noun

The ratio between the breaking stress in a member, structure, or material, and the safe permissible stress in it

safety film noun

Photographic or cinematographic film with a non-flammable or slow-burning base of cellulose acetate or polyester

safety fuse noun

1. A slow-burning fuse that can be lit at a safe distance
2. A fuse inserted for safety in an electric circuit

safety glass noun

1. A laminate of plastic between sheets of glass, used eg in vehicle windscreens
2. Glass reinforced with wire, or otherwise toughened to avoid shattering (also laminated glass)

safety lamp noun

A miners' lamp that will not ignite inflammable gases

safety light noun

1. A warning light
2. A light that will not readily cause a fire

safety lock noun

1. A lock that cannot be picked by ordinary means
2. (in firearms) a device for preventing accidental discharge, a safety catch

safety match noun

A match that can be ignited only on a specially prepared surface

safety net noun

1. A net stretched beneath an acrobat, etc, during a rehearsal or performance, in case he or she should fall
2. Any precautionary measure or means of protection from injury, hardship, etc

safety officer noun

An official whose responsibility is to ensure that safety regulations are adhered to

safety paper noun

Paper difficult to imitate or tamper with without detection, such as that used for banknotes

safety pin noun

1. A pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point
2. A pin for locking a piece of machinery or a device, eg that used to prevent detonation of a grenade, a mine, etc

safety plug noun

An electrical plug with a fuse that melts when the temperature rises too high

safety razor noun

A razor incorporating a guard for the blade which prevents deep cutting of the skin

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