safe
noun [C] /seɪf/Definition
› a strong box or cupboard with special locks where valuable things, especially money or jewels (= precious stones), are kept: Thieves broke into/cracked (= opened by force) the safe and stole everything in it.General and miscellaneous containers
(Definition of safe noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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