Phrase Hound found 104 phrases and 74 compound words that contain safe. The most common are listed below. Open safe in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 104
- safe and soundHaving come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.
- safe sexSexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
- safe modeA troubleshooting mode of many operating systems in which most advanced functions are not activated.
- safe havenA place of safety or refuge.
- safe placeUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see safe, place.
- play it safeTo take a cautious, risk-free approach.
- safe harborA safe haven.
- safe spaceA place or domain serving as a tolerant environment for people (especially a marginalized group) where they do not face harassment, criticism, scrutiny, etc.; especially one in which participants are understood to share a given political …
- dishwasher safeAlternative form of dishwasher-safe.
- night safeA safe with access, typically in the outside wall of a bank, through which people may deposit money when the bank is closed
- safe roomA fortified room serving as a safe hiding place for the inhabitants of a building in the event of a break-in or emergency.
- safe primeA prime number of the form 2p+1, where p is also a prime (the latter is called a Sophie Germain prime).
- fail-safeThat does not cause undue damage in the event of failure.
- safe-deposit boxA fireproof metal box for holding personal valuables; (usually specifically) one stored in a secure vault such as a bank vault or (in some countries) a post office..
- safe-depositSafe enough to store valuables securely.
- thread-safeAlternative form of threadsafe: That can be safely accessed from multiple threads.
- safe-conductA document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war.
- meat safeA ventilated cupboard used to keep meat away from flies and other pests.
- playing it safepresent participle and gerund of play it safe
- Safe way
- Safe water
- type-safeNot susceptible to the class of programming errors that could lead to items of one data type being incorrectly treated as another type.
- safe seatA seat in a legislature that is traditionally held by one political party because of the make-up of the local electorate.
- Safe-working
- match safeA small container for matches.
Compound words 74
- safelyIn a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
- safeguardSomething that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- safekeepingthe act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft
- safehouseA secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.
- vouchsafeTo graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.
- safecrackerOne who breaks into safes.
- safelistA list of e-mail addresses whose owners have agreed to receive promotional email.
- threadsafeThat can be safely accessed from multiple threads.
- safenessThe property of being safe.
- safehavenAlternative form of safe haven: A place of safety or refuge.