safe harbor | the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive, the acquisition gave the company a safe harbor |
safe sex | sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS) |
condom rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
fail-safe | a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction |
meat safe | a safe for storing meat |
safe | strongbox where valuables can be safely kept |
safe | a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests |
safe-deposit safe-deposit box safety-deposit safety deposit box deposit box lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
safe house | a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations |
hidden tax | a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes) |
hidden reserve | reserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values) |
safe period | that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation) |
safe | (of an undertaking) secure from risk |
safe | free from danger or the risk of harm, a safe trip, you will be safe here, a safe place, a safe bet |
fail-safe | eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction, a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident |
safe and sound unhurt | free from danger or injury, the children were found safe and sound |
safe(p) | having reached a base without being put out, the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball |
hidden obscure | difficult to find, hidden valleys, a hidden cave, an obscure retreat |
hidden secret | designed to elude detection, a hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole, a secret passage, the secret compartment in the desk |
fail-safe | guaranteed not to fail, a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle |
dependable good safe secure | financially sound, a good investment, a secure investment |
concealed hidden out of sight | not accessible to view, concealed (or hidden) damage, in stormy weather the stars are out of sight |