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| ark |
any place of refuge. [1/4 definitions] |
| haven |
a place of safety; shelter or refuge. [2/3 definitions] |
| lair |
a human hideout or refuge. [1/2 definitions] |
| nestle |
to lie or be situated in a sheltered location or refuge. [1/3 definitions] |
| oasis |
a place or thing that provides comfort, refreshment, or refuge. [1/2 definitions] |
| Promised Land |
(often l.c.) heaven, or any place of refuge, happiness, fulfillment, or the like, usu. reached after worldly toil and suffering. [1/2 definitions] |
| refugee |
a person forced to leave his or her home or native land to seek safe refuge, usu. as a result of war, persecution, or the like. |
| safe house |
a dwelling used by a spy agency, underground organization, or the like as a refuge for its members, or by a police organization to protect witnesses whose impending testimony endangers their lives. |
| sanctuary |
a place that offers refuge or protection from arrest, seizure, or the like. [3/4 definitions] |
| shelter |
a place, such as a structure, that provides protection from danger, weather, or the like; refuge. [2/7 definitions] |
| smoke out |
to force out of a refuge by, or as if by, overwhelming with smoke. [1/2 definitions] |
| storm cellar |
a cellar or underground room used for refuge or safety during severe storms. |
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