| NOUN | state | safety | the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions |
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| location | safety, refuge | a safe place | |
| artifact | safety, guard, safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents | |
| act | safety, base hit | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely | |
| artifact | safety, condom, rubber, safe, prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | |
| act | safety | a score in American football |
| Sounds | sey'ftiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions. | |
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| Narrower | biosafety | safety from exposure to infectious agents |
| invulnerability, impregnability | Having the strength to withstand attack | |
| risklessness | safety as a consequence of entailing no risk | |
| salvation | The state of being saved or preserved from harm | |
| security | The state of being free from danger or injury | |
| Broader | condition, status | A state at a particular time |
| Opposite | danger | The condition of being susceptible to harm or injury |
| Spanish | seguridad | |
| Catalan | seguretat | |
| Meaning | A safe place. | |
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| Example | "He ran to safety" | |
| Synonym | refuge | |
| Narrower | harborage, harbourage | (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship) |
| Broader | area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| Spanish | refugio | |
| Catalan | refugi | |
| Meaning | A device designed to prevent injury or accidents. | |
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| Synonyms | guard, safety device | |
| Narrower | fender | A low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth |
| safety catch, safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | protección | |
| Catalan | protecció | |
| Meaning | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely. | |
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| Synonym | base hit | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Narrower | double, two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser | A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base |
| homer, home run | A base hit on which the batter scores a run | |
| single, bingle | A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base | |
| triple, three-base hit, three-bagger | A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base | |
| Broader | hit | (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball) |
| Meaning | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse. | |
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| Synonyms | condom, rubber, safe, prophylactic | |
| Broader | contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device | An agent or device intended to prevent conception |
| Spanish | condom, condón, goma, preservativo, profiláctico | |
| Catalan | condom, Condom, condó, goma, preservatiu, profilàctic | |
| Meaning | A score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line. | |
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| Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
| Broader | score | The act of scoring in a game / game / game or sport |
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