The meaning of Safeguards

noun

A person or thing that reduces a shock or that forms a barrier between incompatible or antagonistic people or things.

Usage examples:

Family and friends can provide a buffer against stress

verb

Lessen or moderate the impact of (something).

Usage examples:

The massage helped to buffer the strain

noun

An elderly man who is considered to be foolishly old-fashioned, unworldly, or incompetent.

Usage examples:

A distinguished old buffer

verb

Protect (something, especially something of environmental or cultural importance) from harm or destruction.

Usage examples:

The funds raised will help conserve endangered meadowlands

noun

A preparation made by preserving fruit with sugar; jam or marmalade.

Usage examples:

Pork tenderloin with onion and raisin conserve

verb

Keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

noun

The action of defending from or resisting attack.

Usage examples:

Methods of defence against this kind of attack

noun

An argument or explanation which you use to prove that you are not guilty of something

Usage examples:

Now he says he's done nothing wrong, and i assume that will be his defence in court., a defense att…

verb

Resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger.

Usage examples:

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost

verb

To protect someone or something from attack or harm

Usage examples:

Communities will fight to defend themselves., how can people best defend themselves against disease…

verb

To protect someone or something against attack, criticism, or loss

Usage examples:

Defend sth/yourself against sth the company has been defending itself against a takeover bid., the …

verb

Watch over in order to protect or control.

Usage examples:

Two men were left to guard the stockade

noun

A person who keeps watch, especially a soldier or other person assigned to protect a person or to control access to a place.

Usage examples:

A security guard

noun

A person or group of people whose job is to protect a person, place, or thing from danger or attack, or to prevent a person such as a criminal from escaping

Usage examples:

Prison guards, security guards, post a guard there are guards posted (= standing and watching) at e…

noun

Security or protection against a loss or other financial burden.

Usage examples:

No indemnity will be given for loss of cash

noun

Protection against possible damage or loss, esp. a promise of payment, or the money paid if there is such damage or loss

noun

Protection against possible damage or loss, or the money paid if there is damage or loss

Usage examples:

Indemnity for/against sth the policy provides an indemnity for loss of or damage to third-party pro…

noun

An arrangement by which a company or the state undertakes to provide a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a specified premium.

Usage examples:

Many new borrowers take out insurance against unemployment or sickness

noun

The agreement in which you pay a company money and the company pays the cost if you have an accident, injury, or loss

Usage examples:

Fire/health/life insurance

noun

An agreement in which you pay a company money, either in one payment or in regular payments, and they pay your costs, for example, if you lose or damage something, or have an accident, injury, etc.

Usage examples:

Car/holiday/home/health, etc. insurance, an insurance plan/policy, to buy/sell insurance, insurance…

collocation

Keep under careful scrutiny

phrasal verb

Take care of someone or something.

Usage examples:

Meg is expected to come straight home from school and look after her younger sister

phrasal verb

To care for or be in charge of someone or something

Usage examples:

He looks after his son during the day., annie can look after herself.

noun

A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.

Usage examples:

He had taken the precaution of seeking legal advice

noun

An action taken to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous from happening

Usage examples:

Homeowners should take the basic precaution of locking their doors and windows., the company has wi…

noun

Something that is done to try and protect a person or thing from something dangerous or harmful

Usage examples:

The bank decided to reduce interest rates as a precaution against inflation., we're taking every pr…

verb

Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

Usage examples:

All records of the past were zealously preserved

noun

A foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade.

Usage examples:

A jar of cherry preserve

adjective

Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring.

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Preventive medicine

noun

A medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health.

Usage examples:

Quinine was used as a malaria preventive

adjective

Intended to stop something before it happens

Usage examples:

Preventive measures, preventative health care

adjective

Intended to prevent disease.

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Prophylactic measures

noun

A medicine or course of action used to prevent disease.

Usage examples:

I took malaria prophylactics

adjective

Preventing disease

Usage examples:

Some dentists are convinced that the addition of fluoride in water is ineffective as a prophylactic…

verb

Keep safe from harm or injury.

Usage examples:

He tried to protect kelly from the attack

verb

Shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

verb

To keep someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

He says he was protecting his home and family., a citizens’ group worked to protect forest areas.

noun

The action of protecting, or the state of being protected.

Usage examples:

The b vitamins give protection against infection

noun

The condition or state of being kept safe from injury, damage, or loss

Usage examples:

[ u ] their tent offered little protection against the storm., [ c ] the proposed law is intended t…

noun

The act of keeping someone or something safe from injury, damage, or loss, or the state of being protected in this way

Usage examples:

We need protection from bad or incompetent doctors., retailers believe the magnetic cards give the …

noun

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

Usage examples:

New contracts for the provision of services

verb

Supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.

Usage examples:

Civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies

noun

Something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it

Usage examples:

[ u ] when designing buildings in california, you have to make some provision for earthquakes., [ c…

verb

Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.

Usage examples:

They brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy

noun

(in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent's scoring.

Usage examples:

The keeper made a great save

preposition

Other than; except for.

Usage examples:

No one needed to know save herself

noun

A fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter from draughts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy.

Usage examples:

The special branch man remained hidden behind the screen for prosecution witnesses

verb

Conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen.

Usage examples:

Her hair swung across to screen her face

noun

A flat surface in a theater, on a television, or on a computer system on which pictures or words are shown

Usage examples:

I spend most of the day working in front of a computer screen., her ambition is to write for the sc…

adjective

Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.

Usage examples:

Check to ensure that all nuts and bolts are secure

verb

Fix or attach (something) firmly so that it cannot be moved or lost.

Usage examples:

Pins secure the handle to the main body

adjective

Free from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

A secure job, people want to feel secure economically., the museum has a large endowment, so its fu…

noun

The state of being free from danger or threat.

Usage examples:

The system is designed to provide maximum security against toxic spills

noun

Freedom from risk and the threat of change for the worse

Usage examples:

Financial/job security, for security reasons, for the protection of the white house and the preside…

noun

The protection of people, organizations, countries, etc. against a possible attack or other crime

Usage examples:

Border/homeland/national security, boost/improve/tighten security airport security has been tighten…

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

Something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided

Usage examples:

[ c ] we took the stray dog to an animal shelter., [ u ] the wall gave us some shelter from the win…

noun

A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles.

Usage examples:

Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow.

verb

Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.

Usage examples:

He pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare

verb

Armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

noun

A person who takes responsibility for another's performance of an undertaking, for example their appearing in court or paying a debt.

Usage examples:

The rights of wives who act as sureties for their husband's debts

noun

A person who accepts legal responsibility for another person's debt or behaviour

Usage examples:

Act as surety for sb/sth he acted as surety for the two companies when they took out the original l…