safe´ness — safe «sayf», adjective, saf|er, saf|est, noun. –adj. 1. free from harm, danger, or loss: »safe from disease or enemies. Keep money in a safe place. 2. having been kt from or escaped injury, damage, or danger; not harmed; … Useful english dictionary
Save — Save, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saving}.] [OE. saven, sauven, salven, OF. salver, sauver, F. sauver, L. salvare, fr. salvus saved, safe. See {Safe}, a.] 1. To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from injury,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
save — Ⅰ. save [1] ► VERB 1) keep safe or rescue from harm or danger. 2) prevent from dying. 3) (in Christian use) preserve (a soul) from damnation. 4) store up for future use. 5) Computing keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location. 6) … English terms dictionary
save — save1 [sāv] vt. saved, saving [ME saven < OFr sauver, salver < L salvare < salvus, SAFE] 1. to rescue or preserve from harm, danger, injury, etc.; make or keep safe 2. to keep in health and well being: now only in certain formulas [God… … English World dictionary
Safe haven law — Safe Haven law, also known in some states as Baby Moses law, is the popular name for United States laws that decriminalize leaving unharmed infants with statutorily designated private persons so that the child becomes a ward of the state. Safe… … Wikipedia
save — I conjunction bar, barring, besides, but for, deducting, excepting, lacking, leaving out, not including, short of, without II preposition but, except, exclusive of, less, minus, omitting III (conserve) verb hold, keep safe, preserve, redeem,… … Law dictionary
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 or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Safe 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
safe 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Save — Save, prep. or conj. [F. sauf, properly adj., safe. See {Safe}, a.] Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving. [1913 Webster] Five times received I forty stripes save one. 2 Cor. xi. 24. [1913 Webster] Syn: See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English