Nouns (7)
refuge, sanctuary
n. a shelter from danger or hardship
mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, insane asylum, mental home
n. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
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Fuzzynyms (64)
retreat, hideaway
n. an area where you can be alone
haven, seaport, harbor, harbour
n. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
recess, cove, inlet
n. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
lagoon, laguna, lagune
n. a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
mooring, slip, berth, moorage
n. a place where a craft can be made fast
safety, refuge
n. a safe place; "He ran to safety"
retreat
n. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
chancel, sanctuary, bema
n. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
altar
n. a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
reliquary
n. a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)
sanctum, holy, holy place
n. a sacred place of pilgrimage
shrine
n. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
institution
n. an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
house, family, household, menage, ménage
n. a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
environment, environs, surroundings, surround
n. the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
ballpark, park
n. a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"
protection, protective covering
n. a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
anchorage, anchorage ground
n. place for vessels to anchor
dock, wharf, wharfage
n. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
dock, dockage, docking facility
n. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late"
landing, landing place
n. structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
pier
n. a landing built out into the water
port
n. a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
cover, top
n. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"
shelter
n. protective covering that provides protection from the weather
home, rest home, nursing home
n. an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
hospital, infirmary
n. a health facility where patients receive treatment
prison, prison house
n. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
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asylum
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