Box and Safe

Box

Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.

Usage example: filled a whole box with books

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Safe and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Safe" instead a noun "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Safe noun - A specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe.

Usage example: the hotel recommended that we keep all our valuables in its safe during our stay

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Box and safe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Safe".

Nearby Words: safety, safekeeping, safely

old	old box	old safe
nice	nice box	nice safe
safe	safe box	safe safe
long	long box	long safe
Other adjectives: normal, closed, single, simple, empty, small, actual, real, massive, large, big, tiny, private, new, final, broken, smaller, last, sealed, locked, invisible.

The French translation of the notice "dishwasher safe" frequently uses the wrong meaning for "safe" (the "metallic box where you store your valuables" meaning).

Source: Blind Idiot Translation / Real Life
A pastor in Seoul, South Korea has created a baby box for people so that people who would otherwise abandon or kill their newborns can leave them somewhere safe instead.

Source: Doorstop Baby
There are nets at beaches to keep the box jellyfish out and fool people into thinking it's safe to swim.

Source: Land Downunder

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