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11Safe hit — 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… …
12safe house — 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… …
13Custody — Cus to*dy (k?s t? d?), n. [L. custodia, fr. custos guard; prob. akin to Gr. ?????? to hide, and E. hide. Seee {Hide} to cover.] 1. A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security. [1913 Webster] A fleet of… …
14custody — [kus′tə dē] n. pl. custodies [ME custodie < L custodia < custos, a guard, keeper < IE * (s)keudh < base * (s)keus , to cover > SKY] 1. a guarding or keeping safe; care; protection; guardianship 2. the right of having one s children …
15Safe-keeping — Safe keep ing, n. [Safe + keep.] The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or from escape; care; custody. [1913 Webster] …
16safe|keep|ing — «SAYF KEE pihng», noun. the act of keeping or condition of being kept safe; protection; care; preservation; custody: »He gave his share to Jazz Maffie for safekeeping (Newsweek) …
17safe|ly — «SAYF lee», adverb. 1. without hurt or injury: »to return home safely. 2. without risk; securely: »He could not safely venture to outrage all his Protestant subjects at once (Macaulay). 3. without risk of error: »I can safely say. 4 …
18safe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bank, hotel, office ▪ wall VERB + SAFE ▪ open ▪ close …
19safe — safely, adv. safeness, n. /sayf/, adj., safer, safest, n. adj. 1. secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place. 2. free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: to arrive safe and sound. 3. involving little or no risk of mishap …
20safe — /seɪf / (say sayf) adjective (safer, safest) 1. secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place. 2. free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk: to arrive safe and sound. 3. involving no risk of mishap, error, etc.: a safe… …
