Dictionary entry details
• SAFETY (noun)
Meaning:
The state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context examples:
insure the safety of the children / the reciprocal of safety is risk
Hypernyms ("safety" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "safety"):
biosafety (safety from exposure to infectious agents)
risklessness (safety as a consequence of entailing no risk)
impregnability; invulnerability (having the strength to withstand attack)
salvation (the state of being saved or preserved from harm)
security (the state of being free from danger or injury)
Antonym:
danger (the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury)
Meaning:
A safe place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
refuge; safety
Context example:
He ran to safety
Hypernyms ("safety" is a kind of...):
area; country (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "safety"):
harborage; harbourage ((nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship))
Meaning:
A device designed to prevent injury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
safety device; guard; safety
Hypernyms ("safety" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "safety"):
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)
Meaning:
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
base hit; safety
Hypernyms ("safety" is a kind of...):
hit ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball))
Domain category:
baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "safety"):
home run; homer (a base hit on which the batter scores a run)
bingle; single (a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base)
double; two-bagger; two-base hit; two-baser (a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base)
three-bagger; three-base hit; triple (a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base)
Meaning:
Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
condom; prophylactic; safe; rubber; safety
Hypernyms ("safety" is a kind of...):
birth control device; contraceptive; contraceptive device; preventative; preventive; prophylactic device (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
Meaning:
A score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("safety" is a kind of...):
score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
