safety
1. the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions (Freq. 13)
- insure the safety of the children
- the reciprocal of safety is risk
• Ant:
danger
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
• Hyponyms:
biosafety, risklessness, invulnerability, impregnability, salvation, security
2. a safe place (Freq. 4)
- He ran to safety
• Syn:
refuge
• Hypernyms:
area, country
• Hyponyms:
harborage, harbourage
3. (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
base hit
• Topics:
baseball, baseball game
• Hypernyms:
hit
• Hyponyms:
homer, home run, single, bingle, double,
two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser, triple, three-base hit, three-bagger
4. a device designed to prevent injury or accidents (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
guard, safety device
• Hypernyms:
device
• Hyponyms:
fender, safety catch, safety lock
5. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
• Syn:
condom, rubber, safe, prophylactic
• Derivationally related forms:
prophylactic (for: prophylactic)
• Hypernyms:
contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
6. a score in American football;
a player is tackled behind his own goal line
• Topics:
American football, American football game
• Hypernyms:
score
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