Unscramble safety

Definition of safety

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". Antonyms: danger.
• a safe place; "He ran to safety". Synonyms: refuge.
• a device designed to prevent injury or accidents. Synonyms: guard, safety device.
• (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely. Synonyms: base hit.
• contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse. Synonyms: condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe.
• a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line.

Related words

bingle, biosafety, double, fender, harborage, harbourage, homer, impregnability, invulnerability, risklessness, salvation, security, single, triple.

Words nearby

safely.

Rhymes with

biosafety.