Hypertext Webster Gateway: "safe"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Safe \Safe\, n.
A place for keeping things in safety. Specifically:
(a) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of
steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for
containing money, valuable papers, or the like.
(b) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing
provisions from noxious animals or insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. {Safer}; superl. {Safest}.] [OE. sauf,
F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare,
safety. Cf. {Salute}, {Salvation}, {Sage} a plant, {Save},
{Salvo} an exception.]
1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened
by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as,
safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. ``And
ye dwelled safe.'' --1 Sam. xii. 11.
They escaped all safe to land. --Acts xxvii.
44.
Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton.
2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to
danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not
dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. ``The
man of safe discretion.'' --Shak.
The King of heaven hath doomed This place our
dungeon, not our safe retreat. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Safe \Safe\, v. t.
To render safe; to make right. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
safe
adj 1: free from risk or danger; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe
here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet" [ant: {dangerous}]
2: of an undertaking
3: (baseball) having reached a base without being put out; "the
runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"
[syn: {safe(p)}] [ant: {out(p)}]
4: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure
investment" [syn: {dependable}, {good}, {secure}]
5: in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me"
n 1: strongbox where valuables can be kept safe
2: a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing
provisions from pests
3: contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex
sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: {condom},
{rubber}, {safety}, {prophylactic}]
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