| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  s f |
| ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: saf·er, saf·est
1. Secure from danger, harm, or evil. 2. Free from danger or injury; unhurt: safe and sound. 3. Free from risk; sure: a safe bet. 4. Affording protection: a safe place. 5. Baseball Having reached a base without being put out, as a batter or base runner. | | NOUN: | 1. A metal container usually having a lock, used for storing valuables. 2. A repository for protecting stored items, especially a cooled compartment for perishable foods: a cheese safe. 3. Slang A condom. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English sauf, from Old French, from Latin salvus, healthy. See sol- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | safe ly —ADVERB
safeness —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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