Synonyms of the word refuge


REFUGEAID - AREA - ASSIST - ASSISTANCE - ASYLUM - COUNTRY - HELP - RECOURSE - RESORT - RESOURCE - SAFETY - SANCTUARY - SHELTER

refuge

  • n. A state of safety, protection or shelter.
  • n. A place providing safety, protection or shelter.
  • n. Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort.
  • n. An expedient to secure protection or defence.
  • n. A refuge island.
  • v. (intransitive) To return to a place of shelter.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to protect.

aid

  • n. (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
  • n. (countable) A helper; an assistant.
  • n. (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
  • n. (countable, Britain) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose,…
  • n. (countable, Britain) An exchequer loan.
  • n. (countable, law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
  • n. (countable) An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
  • v. (transitive) To (give) support (to); to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

area

  • n. (mathematics) A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.
  • n. A particular geographic region.
  • n. Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent.
  • n. The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept.
  • n. (Britain) An open space, below ground level, between the front of a house and the pavement.
  • n. (soccer) Penalty box; penalty area.
  • n. (slang) Genitals.

assist

  • v. (archaic) To stand (at a place) or to (an opinion).
  • v. (archaic) To attend (with at).
  • v. To help.
  • v. (sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
  • v. (medicine) To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy.
  • n. A helpful action or an act of giving.
  • n. (sports) The act of helping another player score points or goals.

assistance

  • n. Aid; help; the act or result of assisting.

asylum

  • n. A place of safety.
  • n. The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
  • n. A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally…

country

  • n. (archaic) An area of land; a district, region.
  • n. A set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits, especially inhabited by members…
  • n. The territory of a nation, especially an independent nation state or formerly independent nation; a political…
  • n. (usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
  • n. Country music.
  • n. (mining) The rock through which a vein runs.
  • adj. From or in the countryside or connected with it.
  • adj. Of or connected to country music.

help

  • n. (uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid.
  • n. (usually uncountable) Something or someone which provides assistance with a task.
  • n. Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer.
  • n. (usually uncountable) One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation…
  • n. (uncountable, euphemistic) Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social…
  • v. (transitive) To provide assistance to (someone or something).
  • v. (transitive) To contribute in some way to.
  • v. (intransitive) To provide assistance.
  • v. (transitive) To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive…
  • interj. A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.

recourse

  • n. The act of seeking assistance or advice.
  • n. (obsolete) A coursing back, or coursing again; renewed course; return; retreat; recurrence.
  • n. (obsolete) Access; admittance.
  • v. (obsolete) To return; to recur.
  • v. (obsolete) To have recourse; to resort.

resort

  • n. A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment,…
  • n. Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
  • n. (obsolete) A place where one goes habitually; a haunt.
  • v. To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
  • v. To fall back; to revert.
  • v. To make one's way, go (to).
  • v. to repeat a sorting process; sort again.
  • n. An act of sorting again.
  • n. (obsolete) Active power or movement; spring.

resource

  • n. Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
  • n. A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
  • v. To supply with resources.

safety

  • n. The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
  • n. (mechanics) A mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing.
  • n. (American football) An instance of a player being sacked or tackled in the end zone, or steps out of the…
  • n. (American football) Any of the defensive players who are in position furthest from the line of scrimmage…
  • n. Preservation from escape; close custody.
  • n. (dated) A safety bicycle.
  • v. (transitive) To secure (a mechanical component, as in aviation) to keep it from becoming detached even…

sanctuary

  • n. A place of safety, refuge, or protection.
  • n. An area set aside for protection.
  • n. A state of being protected, asylum.
  • n. The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

shelter

  • n. A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
  • n. An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women etc.
  • v. (transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
  • v. (intransitive) To take cover.

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