English Words: S

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safeadj

Not in danger; out of harm's reach.

safe and soundadj

Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.

safe as housesadj

Very secure.

safe betnoun

Something that is almost certainly true.

safe in the knowledgeadj

Confidently, because one is certain that something relevant to the situation is true.

safe navigation operatornoun

A binary operator that returns its second argument, unless the first argument is null, in which case it returns null; used to simplify code that would otherwise need multiple explicit checks for nullity.

safe pair of handsnoun

The ability to catch and keep hold of (the ball, etc.)

safe placenoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see safe, place.

safe primenoun

Any prime number of the form 2p + 1, where p is also a prime.

safe roomnoun

A fortified room serving as a safe hiding place for the inhabitants of a building in the event of a break-in or emergency.

safe sexnoun

Sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

safe spacenoun

A 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 or social viewpoint.

safe travelsintj

Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the journey of a person is positive for them.

safe wordnoun

Alternative form of safeword.

safe-conductnoun

A document that grants safe passage through enemy territory in times of war.

safe-deposit boxnoun

A 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..

safeblowernoun

A criminal who breaks into safes using explosives.

safeblowingnoun

The act of breaking into a safe using explosives.

safeboxnoun

A safe-deposit box.

safebreakernoun

A person, usually criminal, who breaks into safes; a safecracker.

safebreakingnoun

The act of breaking into a safe.

safecrackernoun

One who breaks into safes.

safecrackingnoun

The act of defeating the security mechanisms of a safe or vault to gain access to its contents.

Safedname

A city in the historical region of Upper Galilee, Northern District, Israel.

Safed Kohname

A mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south of the Hindu Kush.

safeguardnoun

Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.

safeguardableadj

Able to be safeguarded.

safeguardernoun

One who safeguards.

safeguardingnoun

Synonym of protection.

safehavennoun

Alternative form of safe haven.

safeholdnoun

A safe place; a refuge or stronghold.

safehousenoun

A secure location, known to only a few trusted people, suitable for hiding witnesses, agents or other persons perceived as being in danger.

safeishadj

Somewhat safe.

safeknoun

A doubt, uncertainty

safekeepverb

To keep safe; to preserve from harm or loss.

safekeepingnoun

the act of keeping something safe; protection from harm, damage, loss, or theft

safelightnoun

The lamp in a photographic darkroom, providing illumination only from parts of the visible spectrum to which the photographic material in use is nearly or completely insensitive.

safelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a safe.

safelistnoun

A list of e-mail addresses whose owners have agreed to receive promotional email.

safelyadv

In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.

safemakernoun

A manufacturer of safes.

safemakingnoun

The manufacture of safes.

safenverb

To make safe.

safenernoun

A chemical used in a herbicide to minimize injury to the crop as a result of the herbicide application.

safenessnoun

The property of being safe.

safer sexnoun

Sexual activity that minimizes the risk of spreading sexually transmitted disease, especially by the use of condoms.

safetienoun

Obsolete spelling of safety.

safetiedadj

On which the safety mechanism is engaged.

safetifyverb

To make safe, to add safety to.

safetinessnoun

Safety; safeness.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 15. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "S" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.