'Safety' definitions:
Definition of 'safety'
From: WordNet
noun
The state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk" [ant: danger]
noun
A safe place; "He ran to safety" [syn: safety, refuge]
noun
A device designed to prevent injury or accidents [syn: guard, safety, safety device]
noun
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely [syn: base hit, safety]
noun
Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic]
noun
A score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
Definition of 'Safety'
From: GCIDE
- Safety \Safe"ty\, n. [Cf. F. sauvet['e].]
- 1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss. [1913 Webster]
- Up led by thee, Into the heaven I have presumed, An earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down, Return me to my native element. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Would there were any safety in thy sex, That I might put a thousand sorrows off, And credit thy repentance! --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Preservation from escape; close custody. [1913 Webster]
- Imprison him, . . . Deliver him to safety; and return. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Amer. Football) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- 5. Short for Safety bicycle. [archaic] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 6. 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. [archaic] [PJC]
Synonyms of 'safety'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aegis,
- arm guard,
- assurance,
- backstop,
- buffer,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- contraceptive,
- copyright,
- cover,
- crash helmet,
- cushion,
- dashboard,
- defense,
- dodger,
- eye,
- face mask,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- goggles,
- governor,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- hard hat,
- helmet,
- impregnability,
- insulation,
- interlock,
- inviolability,
- invulnerability,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- lee,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- mask,
- mudguard,
- nose guard,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- patent,
- pilot,
- preservation,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protection,
- protective clothing,
- protective custody,
- protective umbrella,
- refuge,
- safeguard,
- safekeeping,
- safeness,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- sanctuary,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- security,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shelter,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- sun helmet,
- umbrella,
- watchful eye,
- windscreen,
- windshield
Words containing 'Safety'
- Safety Harbor,
- Safety arch,
- Safety belt,
- Safety bicycle,
- Safety buoy,
- Safety cage,
- Safety chain,
- Safety lamp,
- Safety match,
- Safety pin,
- Safety plug,
- Safety switch,
- Safety touchdown,
- Safety tube,
- Safety valve,
- factor of safety,
- margin of safety,
- safety bike,
- safety blitz,
- safety bolt,
- safety catch,
- safety curtain,
- safety device,
- safety factor,
- safety feature,
- safety fuse,
- safety glass,
- safety harness,
- safety hat,
- safety island,
- safety isle,
- safety lock,
- safety margin,
- safety net,
- safety nut,
- safety rail,
- safety razor,
- safety squeeze,
- safety zone,
- Safety Harbor, FL,
- safety deposit box,
- safety squeeze play,
- safety-deposit,
- safety-related,
- federal job safety law,
- occupational safety and health act,
- occupational safety and health administration