Safe vs. Vault
Safeadjective
Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
‘You’ll be safe here.’;
Vaultnoun
An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
‘The decoration of the vault of Sainte-Chapelle was much brighter before its 19th-century restoration.’;
Safeadjective
Free from risk; harmless, riskless.
‘It’s safe to eat this.’;
Vaultnoun
Any arched ceiling or roof.
Safeadjective
Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
‘We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.’;
Vaultnoun
Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.
‘The stalactites held tightly to the cave's vault.’;
Safeadjective
(baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
‘The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.’;
Vaultnoun
The space covered by an arched roof, particularly underground rooms and church crypts.
Safeadjective
Properly secured; secure.
‘The documents are safe.’;
Vaultnoun
Any cellar or underground storeroom.
Safeadjective
Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
‘dishwasher safe;’;
Vaultnoun
Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.
‘Family members had been buried in the vault for centuries.’;
Safeadjective
Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation.
Vaultnoun
The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.
‘The bank kept their money safe in a large vault.’;
Safeadjective
(slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
Vaultnoun
(gymnastics) A piece of apparatus used for performing jumps.
Safeadjective
Reliable; trusty.
Vaultnoun
(gymnastics) A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
Safeadjective
Cautious.
Vaultnoun
(computing) An encrypted digital archive.
Safenoun
A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
Vaultnoun
An underground or covered conduit for water or waste; a drain; a sewer.
Safenoun
(slang) A condom.
Vaultnoun
An underground or covered reservoir for water or waste; a cistern; a cesspit.
Safenoun
(dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
Vaultnoun
A room employing a cesspit or sewer: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Safenoun
A safety bicycle.
Vaultnoun
An act of vaulting, formerly by deer; a leap or jump.
Safeverb
(transitive) To make something safe.
Vaultnoun
(equestrianism) nodot=a: a circular movement by the horse.
Safeadjective
Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes.
‘They escaped all safe to land.’; ‘Established in a safe, unenvied throne.’;
Vaultnoun
(gymnastics) An event or performance involving a vaulting horse.
Safeadjective
Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc.
‘The King of heaven hath doomedThis place our dungeon, not our safe retreat.’;
Vaultverb
(transitive) To build as, or cover with a vault.
Safeadjective
Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.
‘But Banquo's safe?Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides.’;
Vaultverb
(ambitransitive) To jump or leap over.
‘The fugitive vaulted over the fence to escape.’;
Safenoun
A place for keeping things in safety.
Vaultnoun
An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling or canopy.
‘The long-drawn aisle and fretted vault.’;
Safeverb
To render safe; to make right.
Vaultnoun
An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, used for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell; a cellar.
‘The silent vaults of death.’; ‘To banish rats that haunt our vault.’;
Safenoun
strongbox where valuables can be kept safe
Vaultnoun
The canopy of heaven; the sky.
‘That heaven's vault should crack.’;
Safenoun
a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
Vaultnoun
A leap or bound.
Safenoun
contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
Vaultverb
To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, to vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court.
‘The shady arch that vaulted the broad green alley.’;
Safeadjective
free from danger or the risk of harm;
‘a safe trip’; ‘you will be safe here’; ‘a safe place’; ‘a safe bet’;
Vaultverb
To leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence.
‘I will vault credit, and affect high pleasures.’;
Safeadjective
of an undertaking
Vaultverb
To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.
‘Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself.’; ‘Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree.’; ‘Lucan vaulted upon Pegasus with all the heat and intrepidity of youth.’;
Safeadjective
having reached a base without being put out;
‘the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball’;
Vaultverb
To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to tumble.
Safeadjective
financially sound;
‘a good investment’; ‘a secure investment’;
Vaultnoun
a burial chamber (usually underground)
Safeadjective
in safekeeping;
‘your secret is safe with me’;
Vaultnoun
a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
Safe
A safe (also called a strongbox or coffer) is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft and/or damage from fire. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face being removable or hinged to form a door.
Vaultnoun
an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
Vaultnoun
the act of jumping over an obstacle
Vaultverb
jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
Vaultverb
bound vigorously
