All refuge synonyms

noun refuge

• changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
• makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
• hut — a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
• anchorage — An anchorage is a place where a boat can anchor safely.
• boatyard — A boatyard is a place where boats are built and repaired or kept.
• minaret — a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
• dockyard — a waterside area containing docks, workshops, warehouses, etc., for building, outfitting, and repairing ships, for storing naval supplies, etc.
• haven — a harbor or port.
• co-op — A co-op is a co-operative.
• bungalow — A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs.
• hole in the wall — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
• leanto — a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
• adyta — (in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.
• adytum — the most sacred place of worship in an ancient temple from which the laity was prohibited
• cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• aerie — the nest of an eagle or other bird of prey that builds in a high place
• harbor — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
• impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
• ark — In the Bible, the ark was a large boat which Noah built in order to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the Flood.
• island — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
• harbour — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
• enclave — A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.
• archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
• isle — a small island.
• islet — a very small island.
• citadel — In the past, a citadel was a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
• harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
• fastness — a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness.
• condo — Condo means the same as condominium.
• coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
• invulnerability — incapable of being wounded, hurt, or damaged.
• locum — locum tenens.
• band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
• locum tenens — a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
• quickwittedness — The state or condition of being quickwitted.
• lair — A wild animal's resting place, especially one that is well hidden.
• cabana — a tent used as a dressing room by the sea
• hostel — Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
• oasis — something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc.: The library was an oasis of calm in the hectic city.
• nest — a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
• hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
• wardship — guardianship; custody.
• quarterage — the act of providing troops with living accommodations.
• hideout — a safe place for hiding, especially from the law.
• expedient — (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.
• asylum — If a government gives a person from another country asylum, they allow them to stay, usually because they are unable to return home safely for political reasons.
• dockage — a curtailment; deduction, as from wages.