| sad sack |
(informal) a hopelessly inept, hapless person. |
| safari |
an expedition for observing or hunting large animals, esp. in Africa. [2 definitions] |
| safe |
providing security from harm, loss, or danger. [9 definitions] |
| safe-conduct |
the privilege of passing unmolested through a particular region, such as a contested area in wartime, or the document or escort authorizing such passage. [2 definitions] |
| safecracking |
the act, craft, or technique of breaking open a locked safe, usu. in order to steal its contents. |
| safe-deposit |
of or designating secure storage for valuable items, as in a bank vault or lockbox; safety deposit. |
| safeguard |
a person, thing, or action that serves to protect or defend; means of maintaining safety. [2 definitions] |
| safe house |
a dwelling used by a spy agency, underground organization, or the like as a refuge for its members, or by a police organization to protect witnesses whose impending testimony endangers their lives. |
| safekeeping |
the act of keeping something safe. [2 definitions] |
| safelight |
a darkroom light with a colored filter that does not affect photographic film or paper. |
| safely |
without being harmed. |
| safety |
the condition of being safe from danger. [4 definitions] |
| safety belt |
a protective harness that fits across the lap and often the chest of a passenger or operator of an automobile, airplane, or the like; seat belt. [2 definitions] |
| safety deposit |
see "safe-deposit." |
| safety glass |
glass made of two layers separated by a sheet of clear plastic or the like to prevent the glass from shattering into pieces. |
| safety lamp |
a miner's lamp that has a protective wire gauze around the flame to keep it from igniting gases present in a mine. |
| safety match |
a match designed to ignite only when scratched against a chemically treated friction surface. |
| safety net |
a large net suspended beneath circus aerialists in case of a fall. [2 definitions] |
| safety pin |
a pin doubled back on itself to form a clasp with a spring at one end and a protective sheath at the other that covers and holds the point. |
| safety razor |
a razor with a detachable blade inserted between guards on the holder that protect against accidental cuts. |
| safety valve |
a valve that opens automatically to reduce the pressure of confined gas or steam when a dangerously high level is reached. [2 definitions] |