Refuge

Noun

 * 1) A state of safety, protection or shelter
 * 2) A place providing safety, protection or shelter
 * 3) Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort

Synonyms

 * haven
 * sanctuary
 * zoar

Adjectives for Refuge
hunted; walled; sheltered; flimsy; comforting; grateful; soothing; time-honored; secret; unavailing; temporary; modest; blessed; permanent. periodic; positive; obstinate; varied; resolute; decided;  energetic;  melodramatic; kind; courteous; flat; gracious; contemptuous.

Verbs for Refuge
confront with—; consider—; ignore—; incur —; issue—; rehearse—; —contravenes; — declines; —denies; —depresses; —irks; — nullifies; —oppresses; —rebuffs; —revokes; —saddens; —squelches; —stays; —suppress¬es.

Thesaurus
alibi, apology, asylum, blind, bolt-hole, cache, citadel, cloak, color, concealment, corner, cover, cover story, cover-up, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, dark corner, defense, den, dernier ressort, device, dodge, dugout, evasion, excuse, expediency, expedient, eye, facade, feint, foxhole, front, funk hole, gloss, guard, guise, handle, harbor, harborage, haven, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding, hiding place, hole, immunity, lair, lame excuse, lee, locus standi, makeshift, mask, niche, nook, ostensible motive, poor excuse, port, preservation, pretense, pretension, pretext, protection, protective custody, protestation, public motive, put-off, receipt, receiving, reception, recess, recourse, resort, retreat, ruse, safekeeping, safety, sanctuary, screen, secret place, security, semblance, shade, shadow, sham, shelter, shield, shift, show, smoke screen, stalking-horse, stash, stopgap, stratagem, stronghold, substitute, subterfuge, taking in, trick, undercovert, varnish, veil, watchful eye, welcome, welcoming

Etymology
From refuge:.

Translations

 * Arabic: ملجأ, ملاذ
 * Belarusian: прытулак
 * Breton:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , 避難所,  避难所
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: Zuflucht


 * Japanese: 避難所,
 * Polish: przytułek
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: уточиште
 * Roman: utočište
 * Slovak: útočisko
 * Slovene: pribežališče
 * Telugu: సురక్షిత స్థావరం
 * Ukrainian:


 * Breton:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 避難所, 避难所
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Ewe: sitsoƒe


 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, Zuflucht
 * Hebrew: הקדש
 * Japanese: 避難所
 * Russian:


 * Ewe: sitsoƒe
 * Finnish:


 * Telugu: సహకార హస్థం

Derived terms

 * refugee
 * refugium

Noun

 * 1) a refuge

Etymology
From refugium.