safes

Boxes for valuables

Safes is the plural of safe, a secure container for storing valuables—typically a heavy metal box with a lock or combination mechanism.

Banks keep cash in safes; homeowners might store jewelry, documents, or firearms in one.

To crack a safe is to break into it, a staple of heist films.

Safe also functions as an adjective meaning protected from harm.

containers

vaults

Secure storage rooms

cashboxes · moneyboxes · depositories · repositories · treasuries · chests · cabinets · trunks · cases · armories

security

fireproof

Unable to ignite

armored · combination · steel · encrypted · fortified · guarded · bolted · anchored · concealed · digital

Categories
Opposites
security/protection level

safescardboard boxes

Rigid paper containers

baskets · paper bags · display cases · shoeboxes · piggy banks

portability

safeslockboxes

Secured storage containers

cash boxes · money belts · briefcases

concealment vs display

safesdisplay cases

Enclosed containers for exhibiting

showcases · shop windows · open shelving · vitrines · pedestals

Phrases
Family

safe, safety, safeguard, safeguards, safekeeping, unsafely, safe-cracker, safe-conduct, safe-deposit box

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G