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Words related to refuge

Related / Similar Words: recourse, resort, sanctuary, asylum, safety

Definition:

act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort";

a shelter from danger or hardship;

something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying";

a safe place; "He ran to safety";

Hyponyms: harbor, harbour, safehold, safe house, shadow, harborage, harbourage

Derivational Morphology: fall back, resort, recur

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