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Safe

adjective

(compar. safer; superl. safest)

1.

Free from danger or the risk of harm. "You will be safe here" , "A safe place" , "A safe bet"

2.

(of an undertaking) secure from risk.

3.

Having reached a base without being put out.

4.

Financially sound. Synonyms: dependable, good, secure. "A secure investment"

noun

1.

Strongbox where valuables can be safely kept.

2.

A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests.

3.

Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse. Synonyms: condom, prophylactic, rubber, safety.

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... we've got an awful pile this month," observed Nick, anxiously, leaving the fireplace and joining the little ring of men about her. "It makes me sort o' nervous—why, Sonora's got ten thousand alone fer safe keepin' in that ...

— The Girl of the Golden West • David Belasco

... work is cut out for me," he told himself. "I can do only one man's part in this war, but I must do that to the limit and try to make the world a safe place of residence for that little woman ...

— Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers • H. Irving Hancock

... subordinates, it is always extremely difficult to bring an official culprit to justice, for he is sure to be protected by his superiors; and when the superiors are themselves habitually guilty of malpractices, the culprit is quite safe from exposure and punishment. The Tsar, indeed, might do much towards exposing and punishing offenders if he could venture to call in public opinion to his assistance, but in reality he is very apt to become a party to the system of hushing up official ...

— Russia • Donald Mackenzie Wallace

... distance or during rapid motion, in the dusk of twilight or in partial cover, must be of the greatest advantage and often lead to the preservation of life. Animals of this kind will not usually receive a stranger into their midst. While they keep together they are generally safe from attack, but a solitary straggler becomes an easy prey to the enemy; it is, therefore, of the highest importance that, in such a case, the wanderer should have every facility for discovering its companions with certainty at any distance ...

— Darwinism (1889) • Alfred Russel Wallace

... what is really the value to the community of public "museums," one is led inevitably to the conclusion that their most important purpose—whether they are museums of natural history, of antiquities, or of art—is to serve as safe and permanent "repositories" (the old word used in the British Museum Act of 1753) for specimens which are costly and difficult to obtain—not to be either "picked up" or readily "housed" by everybody, and at the same time of real importance as "records." The first ...

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