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