safety
Noun
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subtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)subtypes: harborage, harbourage - (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)same as: refuge
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is a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purposesubtypes:
- 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
same as: guard, safety device -
referred to in: ball, 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 runsis a type of: hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)subtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device - an agent or device intended to prevent conception
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referred to in: 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) playsis a type of: score - the act of scoring in a game or sport
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