Safety vs. Welfare

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;

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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.

Welfarenoun

(uncountable) Health, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.

Welfarenoun

Various forms of financial aid provided by the government to those who are in need of it (abbreviated form of welfare assistance).

Welfarenoun

Such payment.

Welfareverb

(transitive) To provide with welfare or aid.

Welfarenoun

Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.

Welfarenoun

governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

Welfarenoun

something that aids or promotes well-being;

Welfarenoun

a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous;

Welfarenoun

the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group

Welfarenoun

statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need

Welfarenoun

financial support given to those who are unemployed or otherwise in need

Welfare

Welfare is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifically to social insurance programs, which provide support only to those who have previously contributed (e.g.