ROGET'S THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES ...

[poisonous plants] hemlock, hellebore, nightshade, belladonna, henbane, aconite;
banewort † , bhang, ganja † , hashish; Upas tree.
[list of poisonous substances] Toxline (online).
rust, worm, helminth [Med.], moth, moth and rust, fungus, mildew; dry rot; canker,
cankerworm; cancer; torpedo; viper &c (evil doer) 913; demon &c 980.
[Science of poisons] toxicology.
Adj. baneful &c (bad) 649; poisonous &c (unwholesome) 657.
phr.. bibere venenum in auro [Lat.].
3. Contingent Subservience
664. Safety -- N. safety, security, surety, impregnability; invulnerability,
invulnerableness &c adj.; danger past, danger over; storm blown over; coast clear; escape
&c 671; means of escape; blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve;
safeguard, palladium.
guardianship, wardship, wardenship; tutelage, custody, safekeeping; preservation &c
670; protection, auspices.
safe-conduct, escort, convoy; guard, shield &c (defense) 717; guardian angel; tutelary
god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint; genius loci.
protector, guardian; warden, warder; preserver, custodian, duenna [Sp.], chaperon,
third person.
watchdog, bandog † ; Cerberus; watchman, patrolman, policeman; cop [Slang], dick
[Slang], fuzz [Slang], smokey [Slang], peeler [Slang], zarp [Slang]; sentinel, sentry,
scout &c (warning) 668; garrison; guardship † .
[Means of safety] refuge &c, anchor &c 666; precaution &c (preparation) 673;
quarantine, cordon sanitaire [Fr.].
[Sense of security]. confidence &c 858
V. be safe &c adj.; keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon; ride out the
storm, weather the storm; light upon one's feet, land on one's feet; bear a charmed life;
escape &c 671.
make safe, render safe &c Adj.; protect; take care of &c (care) 459; preserve &c 670;
cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward; guard &c (defend) 717; secure &c (restrain)
751; entrench, intrench † , fence round &c (circumscribe) 229; house, nestle, ensconce;
take charge of.
escort, convoy; garrison; watch, mount guard, patrol.
make assurance doubly sure &c (caution) 864; take up a loose thread; take precautions
&c (prepare for) 673; double reef topsails.
seek safety; take shelter, find shelter &c 666.
Adj. safe, secure, sure; in safety, in security; on the safe side; under the shield of, under
the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing; under cover, under lock
and key; out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way;
unharmed, unscathed; on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water;
unthreatened † , unmolested; protected &c v.; cavendo tutus [Lat.]; panoplied &c
(defended) 717 [Obs.].