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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | keep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend; provide for |
| Synonyms: | administer, attend, board, care for, carry on, command, conduct, continue, defend, direct, endure, feed, foster, guard, look after, maintain, manage, mind, minister to, nourish, nurture, operate, ordain, protect, provision, run, safeguard, shelter, shield, subsidize, support, sustain, victual, watch over |
| Antonyms: | abandon, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | lodge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cabin; vacation residence |
| Synonyms: | abode, auberge, burrow, camp, chalet, cottage, couch, country house, den, dormitory, dwelling, gatehouse, haunt, home, hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, house, hut, inn, motel, public house, retreat, roadhouse, shack, shanty, shelter, stopover, tavern, villa |
| 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: | lodging |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accommodation for rent |
| Synonyms: | abode, address, apartment, bed and breakfast, boarding house, camp, castle, chambers, cover, domicile, dorm, dwelling, habitation, harbor, home, hostel, hotel, inn, lodge, lodgment, motel, palace, pied-à-terre, place, port, protection, quarters, residence, resort, roof, room, room and board, rooming house, shelter |
| Main Entry: | oasis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge |
| Synonyms: | asylum, cover, escape, harbor, haven, hideaway, resting place, retreat, safe place, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter |
| Main Entry: | port |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for boat docking, traffic, and storage |
| Synonyms: | anchorage, boatyard, dockage, docks, dockyard, gate, harbor, harborage, haven, landing, piers, refuge, retreat, roads, roadstead, sanctuary, seaport, shelter, wharf |
| 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 port, as in lefthand side, was probably originally the side of a boat turned toward the port for cargo loading; port is the lefthand side (when facing forward) and starboard is the righthand side of a ship starboard is the righthand side and port is the lefthand side when facing forward on a ship or boat |
| Main Entry: | preserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for, maintain; continue |
| Synonyms: | bottle, can, conserve, cure, defend, evaporate, freeze, guard, keep, keep up, mothball, mummify, perpetuate, pickle, process, protect, put up, refrigerate, retain, safeguard, save, season, secure, shelter, shield, store, sustain, uphold |
| Antonyms: | destroy, hurt, ruin |
| Main Entry: | protect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of; guard from harm |
| Synonyms: | assure, bulwark, care for, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cover all bases, cover up, cushion, defend, fend, foster, give refuge, give sanctuary, go to bat for, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, keep safe, look after, preserve, ride shotgun for, safeguard, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shelter, shield, shotgun, stand guard, stonewall, support, take under wing, watch, watch over |
| Antonyms: | attack, harm, hurt, injure |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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