Safe

[seɪf] or [sef]

Definition

(noun.) strongbox where valuables can be safely kept.

(noun.) a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests.

(adj.) (of an undertaking) secure from risk .

(adj.) free from danger or the risk of harm; 'a safe trip'; 'you will be safe here'; 'a safe place'; 'a safe bet' .

(adj.) having reached a base without being put out; 'the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball' .

Edited by Jacqueline--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) 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.

(superl.) 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.

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

(n.) A place for keeping things in safety.

(n.) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for containing money, valuable papers, or the like.

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

(v. t.) To render safe; to make right.

Checked by Llewellyn

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Secure, unharmed, undamaged, unscathed, unhurt, sound, free from harm, out of harm's way.[2]. Protected, guarded, under lock and key, under cover.[3]. Trusty, trustworthy, reliable, to be depended on, to be relied on.

n. [1]. Place of safety, secure place.[2]. Coffer, money-chest, strong box.

Editor: Lucia

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Secure, unendangered, secured, sure, protected, impregnable, trustworthy,certain

ANT:Insecure, imperilled, dangerous, Hazardous, exposed

Inputed by Allen

Definition

adj. unharmed: free from danger or injury: secure: securing from danger or injury: no longer dangerous: clear: trusty: sound: certain.—n. a chest or closet for money &c. safe against fire thieves &c. generally of iron: a chest or cupboard for meats: (coll.) a safety-bicycle.—v.t. to safeguard.—v.t. Safe′-conduct′ (Spens.).—ns. Safe′-con′duct a writing passport or guard granted to a person to enable him to travel with safety; Safe′-depos′it a safe storage for valuables; Safe′guard he who or that which guards or renders safe: protection: a guard passport or warrant to protect a traveller: a rail-guard at railway switches: (zool.) a monitor lizard.—v.t. to protect.—n. Safe′-keep′ing preservation from injury or from escape.—adv. Safe′ly in a safe manner.—ns. Safe′ness; Safe′-pledge a surety for one's appearance at a day assigned; Safe′ty freedom from danger or loss: close custody: a safeguard: Safe′ty-arch (archit.) an arch built in the body of a wall to relieve the pressure as over a door or window; Safe′ty-belt a belt made of some buoyant material or capable of being inflated for helping a person to float; Safe′ty-bī′cycle a low-wheeled bicycle; Safe′ty-buoy a buoy for helping a person to float: a life-preserver; Safe′ty-cage (mining) a cage by which a fall would be prevented in case of the breakage of the rope by means of safety-catches; Safe′ty-chain a check-chain of a car-truck: a safety-link; Safe′ty-fuse a waterproof woven tube enclosing an inflammable substance which burns at a regular rate; Safe′ty-hoist a hoisting-gear so arranged as to prevent its load being thrown precipitately down in case of accident; Safe′ty-lamp a lamp surrounded by wire-gauze used for safety in mines on account of the inflammable gases; Safe′ty-lock a lock that cannot be picked by ordinary means: in firearms a lock with some device for preventing accidental discharge; Safe′ty-match a match which can be ignited only on a surface specially prepared for the purpose; Safe′ty-pā′per a paper so prepared as to resist alteration by chemical or mechanical means; Safe′ty-pin a pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point; Safe′ty-plug a plug of soft metal in an opening in a steam-boiler so as to melt when the temperature rises to its fusing-point and allow of an escape of steam; Safe′ty-rein a rein for preventing a horse from running away; Safe′ty-stop a contrivance for preventing accidents in machinery; Safe′ty-tube a tube used in chemical operations to prevent the bursting of vessels by gas and for other purposes; Safe′ty-valve a valve in the top of a steam-boiler which lets out the steam when the pressure is too great for safety.

Checker: Raffles

Unserious Contents or Definition

To dream of seeing a safe, denotes security from discouraging affairs of business and love. To be trying to unlock a safe, you will be worried over the failure of your plans not reaching quick maturity. To find a safe empty, denotes trouble.

Inputed by Lennon

Examples

Typist: Rachel

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