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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hiding place |
| Synonyms: | cover, den, hideaway, refuge, safe house, safe place, sanctuary, shelter |
| Main Entry: | refuge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place to hide, have privacy |
| Synonyms: | ambush, anchorage, asylum, cover, covert, den, escape, exit, expedient, fortress, harbor, harborage, haven, hideaway, hideout, hiding place, hole, home, immunity, ivory tower, makeshift, opening, outlet, port, preserve, protection, recourse, resort, resource, retreat, safe place, sanctuary, security, shelter, shield, stopgap, stronghold, way out |
| Main Entry: | retreat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place one goes for peace |
| Synonyms: | adytum, ark, asylum, cell, cloister, convent, cover, covert, defense, den, habitat, harbor, haunt, haven, hermitage, hideaway, hiding place, ivory tower, port, privacy, refuge, resort, retirement, safe house, safe place, sanctuary, seclusion, security, shelter, solitude |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | [Means of safety.] Refuge. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; contingent subservience |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison; asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute; almshouse; hiding place (ambush); sanctum sanctorum (privacy)., roadstead, anchorage; breakwater, mole, port, haven; harbor, harbor of refuge; seaport; pier, jetty, embankment, quay., covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella; barrier; dashboard, dasher [U.S.]., wall (inclosure); fort (defense)., anchor, kedge; grapnel, grappling iron; sheet anchor, killick; mainstay; support; cheek; ballast., jury mast; vent-peg; safety valve, blow-off valve; safety lamp; lightning rod, lightning conductor., means of escape (escape) lifeboat, swimming belt, cork jacket; parachute, plank, steppingstone., safeguard (protection).
-verbs
seek refuge, take refuge, find refuge; seek safety, find safety [more]; throw oneself into the arms of; break for taller timber [U.S.]., create a diversion.
-phrases
bibere venenum in auro; valet anchora virtus.
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| Antonyms: | pitfall |
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