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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cavern, hideaway |
| Synonyms: | atelier, burrow, cave, cloister, couch, cubbyhole, haunt, hideout, hole, hotbed, lair, lodge, nest, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter, snuggery, study |
| Main Entry: | harbor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for seclusion |
| Synonyms: | asylum, cover, covert, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum, security, shelter |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | haven |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge, port |
| Synonyms: | anchorage, asylum, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, retreat, roadstead, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter |
| Main Entry: | hideout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hiding place |
| Synonyms: | cover, den, hideaway, refuge, safe house, safe place, sanctuary, shelter |
| Main Entry: | hole |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening in a solid object |
| Synonyms: | aperture, breach, break, burrow, cave, cavern, cavity, chamber, chasm, chink, cistern, cleft, covert, crack, cranny, crater, cut, den, dent, depression, dimple, dip, excavation, eyelet, fissure, foramen, fracture, gap, gash, gorge, hollow, hovel, keyhole, lacuna, lair, leak, mouth, nest, niche, nick, notch, orifice, outlet, passage, peephole, perforation, pit, pocket, pockmark, puncture, rent, retreat, scoop, shaft, shelter, space, split, tear, tunnel, vacuity, vent, void, window |
| Notes: | a hole is an opening or cavity into or through something, while whole means complete, not divided |
| Antonyms: | closure, solid |
| Main Entry: | home |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where a human lives |
| Synonyms: | abode, address, apartment, asylum, boarding house, bungalow, cabin, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, cottage, crash pad, diggings, digs, domicile, dormitory, dump*, dwelling, farm, fireside, flat, habitation, hangout, haunt, hearth, hideout, hole in the wall, home plate, homestead, hospital, house, hut, joint*, living quarters, manor, mansion, nest*, orphanage, pad, palace, parking place, place, residence, resort, roof*, rooming house, roost, shanty, shelter, trailer, turf, villa, where the hat is |
| Notes: | hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
| Antonyms: | office |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | housing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of accommodation |
| Synonyms: | construction, digs, dwelling, habitation, home, house, lodgment, quarter, quarterage, residence, roof, shelter, sheltering, stopping place |
| Main Entry: | hut |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny, often roughly built, house |
| Synonyms: | box*, bungalow, cabana, cabin, camp, chalet, cot, cottage, crib*, den, dugout, dump*, hovel, hutch, lean-to, lodge, log house, pigeonhole, rathole, refuge, shack, shanty, shed, shelter, summer house, tepee, wigwam |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | island |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | land surrounded by body of water |
| Synonyms: | archipelago, atoll, bar, cay, enclave, haven, isle, islet, key, peninsula, reef, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter |
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