base hit
safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
| safety | a score in American football, a player is tackled behind his own goal line |
safety squeeze play
safety squeeze | the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully |
| cabinet minister | the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet |
safety blitz
linebacker blitzing
blitz | (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line |
| cabinet | a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers, for storage or display |
| cabinet console | housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television |
cabinet locker
storage locker | a storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock |
china cabinet
china closet | a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china |
condom
rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
file file cabinet
filing cabinet | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
fuse electrical fuse
safety fuse | an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded |
guard
safety
safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
hard hat
tin hat
safety hat | a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers |
locknut
safety nut | supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening |
medicine chest
medicine cabinet | cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries |
safe-deposit
safe-deposit box
safety-deposit
safety deposit box
deposit box
lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
| safety arch | an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction |
safety belt
life belt safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
safety bicycle
safety bike | bicycle that has two wheels of equal size, pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear |
safety bolt
safety lock | a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate |
safety catch
safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired |
| safety curtain | a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire |
| safety fuse | a slow-burning fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter, used to ignite detonators from a distance |
safety lamp
Davy lamp | an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) |
safety match
book matches | a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface |
| safety net | a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze |
| safety pin | a pin in the form of a clasp, has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user |
safety rail
guardrail | a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety |
| safety razor | a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin |
safety valve
relief valve
escape valve
escape cock
escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
toolbox
tool chest
tool cabinet
tool case | a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools |
traffic island
safety island
safety isle
safety zone | a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded, provides safe area for pedestrians |
margin of safety
safety margin
margin of error | the margin required in order to insure safety, in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress |
| safety feature | feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety |
occupational safety and health act
federal job safety law | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
| safety net | a guarantee of professional or financial security |
kitchen cabinet
brain trust | an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA | a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment |
| cabinet | persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers |
| British Cabinet | the senior ministers of the British government |
| shadow cabinet | a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power, these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet if their party was elected |
United States Cabinet
US Cabinet | a board to advise the President, members are the secretaries of executive departments, the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet |
safety
refuge | a safe place, He ran to safety |
| cabinet minister | a person who is a member of the cabinet |
safety factor
factor of safety | the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use |
| safety | the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions, insure the safety of the children, the reciprocal of safety is risk |
| cabinet wood | moderately dense wood used for cabinetwork, teak and other heavy cabinet wood |
safety glass
laminated glass
shatterproof glass | glass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shattering |
| safety-related | providing or ensuring safety |