Word Finder - precaution

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Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good

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his life was saved by precaution

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A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.

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to take precautions against risks of accident

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To warn or caution beforehand.

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To take precaution against.

Every precaution must be used to keep the air moist.

In embracing him for the last time, she felt the cuirass he wore and exclaimed that such a precaution was unworthy of a man resolved to die.

Hence it is always a safe precaution to afford plenty of time for such settlement before a reservoir is charged with water.

It was one of the strongholds of Sextus Pompeius, and after defeating him Augustus made it into a colonia as a measure of precaution, expelling some of the older inhabitants.

The houses are principally of wood, and the streets are wide, as a precaution against the spreading of fire.

Baldassare Cossa, now as humble and resigned as he had before been energetic and tenacious, on his transference to the castle of Rudolfzell admitted the wrong which he had done by his flight, refused to bring forward anything in his defence, acquiesced entirely in the judgment of the council which he declared to be infallible, and finally, as an extreme precaution, ratified motu proprio the sentence of deposition, declaring that he freely and willingly renounced any rights which he might still have in the papacy.

Another precaution is to watch where you sit.

Lutzen was set on fire as a precaution.

In rebuilding the city every precaution was taken against the recurrence of such a calamity.

Everyone agreed this was the best place for it and probably a wise safety precaution.

Until then, take every precaution to keep your pet healthy.

If someone trusts you enough to let you watch their children, you should take every precaution possible to ensure their safety.

This is a necessary precaution because there are no returns.

The primary precaution in children's therapy is to watch the dosage carefully and follow the label instructions only.

While most sites are virus-free, it is a smart precaution to protect your computer from a virus or Trojan horse.

The precaution proved useless, and four months later Cecil committed one of the rare rash acts of his life in marrying Mary Cheke.

The change involved the omission of a small proportion of carbolic acid which had up till then been added to the original fluid as a further precaution against contamination.

If you plan to serve alcohol at your wedding reception, hiring a limousine driver is a smart safety precaution.

The swine flu shot is given as a precaution to help reduce the risk of coming down with H1N1.

This precaution is particularly important, as the incubation period of the rabies virus is much shorter for bites on the head and neck than for bites elsewhere on the body.

This precaution is particularly important when bathing infants or younger children.

This precaution includes over-the-counter remedies.

A piercing should be completed in a sterile environment that uses every precaution to reduce the risk of infection.

With any pregnancy, whether it results in a live birth, miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion, blood typing is a universal precaution against blood compatibility disease.

In cases where this precaution is not taken, antibodies are created, and future pregnancies may be complicated.

Performance of the bilirubin test itself is a precaution against the serious consequences that can occur when bilirubin levels continue to rise in jaundiced infants.

Bringing along a travel hair dryer is a wise precaution to ensure you are able to coif a fine style with your preferred tools.

Pregnant women tend to experience balance problems and should take extra precaution not to get off balance while doing the poses.

If you select an ultra-sheer suit, it's a very good precaution to use sunscreen on your entire body, even beneath the suit.

As an added precaution, discuss taking vitamin D supplements with your doctor, especially if you take birth control pills or cholesterol-lowering drugs such as Lipitor to avoid any possible drug interactions.

Often cited as a safety precaution, many open-toe shoes and flip flops are not allowed in the office.

This is a wonderful precaution to take in case your mold sealer doesn't do the job.

This precaution is also valuable if the ring is passed to a male heir, since it will be given to his beloved and could potentially pass out of the family if the relationship does not work out.

As a precaution, many parents choose to use filters and blockers on standard search engines.

Ill-fitting shoes that are difficult to walk in may cause further problems, so take every precaution to ensure that your diabetic summer shoes fit like a charm.

Given the dramatic rise in autism occurrences in recent years, learning the basic autism disorder characteristics is a wise precaution for every parent to take.

Having tight fitting clothing is a safety precaution.

Use precaution to prevent a yellow jacket sting.

Some polders also have a winter peil as a precaution against the increased fall of water in that season.

Caesar took her with him to Rome as a precaution.

The salt is collected from the surface by means of a sort of wooden scoop or scraper, but in spite of every precaution some of the soil on which it is produced is inevitably taken up with it, communicating a red or grey tint.

But, judging from the frequent accidents which occur, they sometimes dispense with this precaution.

This was a precaution only; at the moment, though the situation looked grave, there seemed little reason to doubt the capacity of the II.

She took the precaution, however, of concluding a fresh secret alliance with Denmark, in which the Swedish revolution was significantly described as " an act of violence " constituting a casus foederis, and justifying both powers in seizing the first favourable opportunity for intervention to restore the Swedish constitution of 1720.

He settled in Westchester county, N.Y., the "Neutral Ground" of his earliest American romance, and produced anonymously (1820) his first book, Precaution, a novel of the fashionable school.

They had never given any indication that they would bother anyone, but it was a precaution she always took.

He scraped the snow scene from the parlor window and changed the lock on the front door, an insurance company precaution mandated annually because so many keys were not returned.

At the same time wearing a plastic apron is a wise precaution.

Unfortunately " covering ones backside " is a necessary precaution in these days of litigation.

As a precaution I was kept in over night as I developed surgical emphysema, from the aspiration site.