Safe vs. Safety

Safeadjective

Not in danger; out of harm's reach.

Safeadjective

Free from risk; harmless, riskless.

Safeadjective

Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

Safeadjective

(baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.

Safeadjective

Properly secured; secure.

Safeadjective

Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.

Safeadjective

Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation.

Safeadjective

(slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.

Safeadjective

Reliable; trusty.

Safeadjective

Cautious.

Safenoun

A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

Safenoun

(slang) A condom.

Safenoun

(dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.

Safenoun

A safety bicycle.

Safeverb

(transitive) To make something safe.

Safeadjective

Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes.

Safeadjective

Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc.

Safeadjective

Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.

Safenoun

A place for keeping things in safety.

Safeverb

To render safe; to make right.

Safenoun

strongbox where valuables can be kept safe

Safenoun

a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests

Safenoun

contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

Safeadjective

free from danger or the risk of harm;

Safeadjective

of an undertaking

Safeadjective

having reached a base without being put out;

Safeadjective

financially sound;

Safeadjective

in safekeeping;

Safe

A safe (also called a strongbox or coffer) is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft and/or damage from fire. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face being removable or hinged to form a door.

Safetynoun

The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.

Safetynoun

(mechanics) A mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing.

Safetynoun

(American football) An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or steps out of the end zone and off the field, resulting in two points for the opposite team.

Safetynoun

(American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage and whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tacklers of last resort.

Safetynoun

(baseball) A safety squeeze.

Safetynoun

Preservation from escape; close custody.

Safetynoun

(dated) A safety bicycle.

Safetyverb

(transitive) To secure (a mechanical component, as in aviation) to keep it from becoming detached even under vibration.

Safetyverb

to secure a firing pin, as in guns, to keep the gun from firing

Safetynoun

The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.

Safetynoun

Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence, justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.

Safetynoun

Preservation from escape; close custody.

Safetynoun

the act or result of a ball-carrier on the offensive team being tackled behind his own goal line, or the downing of a ball behind the offensive team's own goal line when it had been carried or propelled behind that goal line by a player on the offensive tream; such a play causes a score of two points to be awarded to the defensive team; - it is distinguished from touchback, when the ball is downed behind the goal after being propelled there or last touched by a player of the defending team. See Touchdown. Same as Safety touchdown, below.

Safetynoun

Short for Safety bicycle.

Safetynoun

a switch on a firearm that locks the trigger and prevents the firearm from being discharged unintentionally; - also called safety catch, safety lock, or lock.

Safetynoun

the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions;

Safetynoun

a safe place;

Safetynoun

a device designed to prevent injury

Safetynoun

(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

Safetynoun

contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

Safetynoun

a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

Safety

Safety is the state of being , the condition of being protected from harm or other danger. Safety can also refer to the control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of risk.