refuge

noun

1. a safe place

Similar word(s): safety

Definition categories: location, area, country

2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security

- took refuge in lying

Similar word(s): recourse, resort

Definition categories: attribute, resource

3. a shelter from danger or hardship

Similar word(s): asylum, sanctuary

Definition categories: man–made, shelter

4. act of turning to for assistance

Similar word(s): recourse, resort

Definition categories: act, aid, assist, assistance, help

verb

1. (intransitive) To return to a place of shelter.

2. (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to protect.