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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wrap, hide |
| Synonyms: | blanket, board up, bury, bush up, cache, camouflage, canopy, cap, carpet, cloak, clothe, coat, conceal, cover up, crown, curtain, daub, disguise, do on the sly, dress, eclipse, encase, enclose, enfold, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, hood, house, invest, layer, mantle, mask, obscure, overcast, overlay, overspread, protect, put on, screen, secrete, set on, shade, shield, shroud, stash, superimpose, superpose, surface, veil |
| Antonyms: | lay bare, lay out, reveal, uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | defend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | avert, battle, beat off, bulwark, care for, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fight for, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, guard against, hedge, hold, hold at bay, house, insure, keep safe, look after, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, panoply, preserve, prevent, provide sanctuary, repel danger, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, ward off, watch, watch over, withstand |
| Antonyms: | abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender |
| Main Entry: | entertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accommodate visitors |
| Synonyms: | admit, be host, board, chaperone, dine, do the honors, feed, foster, give a party, harbor, have a do, have a get-together, have company, have guests, have visitors, house, invite, lodge, nourish, pick up the check, pop for, put up, quarter, receive, recreate, regale, room, show hospitality, spring for, throw a party, treat, welcome, wine and dine |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, turn away |
| Main Entry: | foster |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give care or accommodation to |
| Synonyms: | assist, bring up, care for, cherish, entertain, favor, harbor, help, house, lodge, minister to, nourish, nurse, oblige, raise, rear, serve, shelter, sustain, take care of |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | harbor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide, protect |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, board, bunk, conceal, defend, domicile, entertain, guard, hold back, house, lodge, nurse, nurture, provide refuge, put up, quarter, relieve, safeguard, screen, secrete, secure, shelter, shield, suppress, withhold |
| Notes: | harbor first meant 'shelter' and 'lodging' and that is how the word first entered English place-names, as a 'place of shelter; refuge' for a crowd of people; a port is a haven for vessels and it is equipped for loading and unloading ships, while a harbor is a haven for vessels but does not necessarily have onshore facilities |
| Antonyms: | eject, let out, uncover |
| Main Entry: | lodge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay at temporary residence |
| Synonyms: | abide, accommodate, bestow, board, bunk, canton, crash, domicile, dwell, entertain, harbor, hole up, hostel, house, locate, nest, park*, perch*, put up, quarter, rent, reside, room, roost, shelter, sojourn, squat, station, stay, stay over, stop |
| Antonyms: | leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | put up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accommodate guest |
| Synonyms: | bestow, billet, board, bunk, domicile, entertain, give lodging, harbor, house, lodge, make welcome, provide, quarter, take in |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
| Main Entry: | quarter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide lodging |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, billet, board, bunk, canton, domicile, domiciliate, entertain, establish, harbor, house, install, lodge, place, post, put up, settle, shelter, station |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
| Main Entry: | shelter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide safety, cover |
| Synonyms: | chamber, conceal, cover, cover up, defend, enclose, guard, harbor, haven, hide, house, lodge, preserve, protect, roof, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, surround, take care of, take in, ward, watch over |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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