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Safari ParknounMWEan area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving throughverified
Safe HarbornounMWEthe target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractiveverified
Safe HousenounMWEa house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizationsverified
Safe PeriodnounMWEthat time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)verified
Safe SexnounMWEsexual activity, especially sexual intercourse, with the use of measures such as latex condoms to avoid the transmission of disease, especially AIDSverified
Safe-Conductnouna document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of warverified
Safe-Deposit BoxnounMWEa fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuablesverified
Safeguarding StatementnounMWEStatement affixed to a computer output or printout that states the highest classification being processed at the time the product was produced and requires control of the product, at that level, until determination of the true classification by an authorized individual. Synonymous with banner.ArtifactRegulatedCUI
SafetynounSafety is the need to ensure that the people involved with the company, including employees, customers, and visitors, are protected from harm.Requirement
Safety ArchnounMWEan undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a constructionverified
Safety BeltnounMWEbelt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurtverified
Safety BlitznounMWE(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive lineverified
Safety CatchnounMWEguard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being firedverified
Safety FactornounMWEthe ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary useverified
Safety FusenounMWEan electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloadedverified
Safety GlassnounMWEglass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shatteringverified
Safety HarnessnounMWEbelt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurtverified
Safety HatnounMWEa lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workersverified
Safety LocknounMWEguard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being firedverified
Safety NetnounMWEa large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapezeverified
Safety NutnounMWEsupplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from looseningverified
Safety SqueezenounMWEthe runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfullyverified
Safety Squeeze PlaynounMWEthe runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfullyverified
Safety ValvenounMWEa valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler)verified
Safflowernounthistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oilverified
Safflower OilnounMWEoil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paintsverified
SaffronnounOld World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring foodverified
Saffron CrocusnounMWEOld World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring foodverified
Sagamorenouna chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)verified
Sage WillownounMWEwillow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneathverified
Sagebrushnounany of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidiumverified
Sagebrush ButtercupnounMWEsmall early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North Americaverified
Sagebrush Mariposa TulipnounMWEmariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stemsverified
Sago FernnounMWEa showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersidesverified
Saguaronounextremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruitverified
Sahuaronounextremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruitverified
Sailfishnounlarge pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long dorsal fin that resembles a sailverified