Roget's Thesaurus

#666. Refuge

Nouns

refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison etc. 752; asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute; almshouse; hiding place etc. (ambush) 530; sanctum sanctorum [Lat.] etc. (privacy) 893. roadstead, anchorage; breakwater, mole, port, haven; harbor, harbor of refuge; seaport; pier, jetty, embankment, quay. covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella; barrier; dashboard, dasher [U.S.]. wall etc. (inclosure) 232; fort etc. (defense) 717. anchor, kedge; grapnel, grappling iron; sheet anchor, killick; mainstay; support etc. 215; cheek etc. 706; ballast. jury mast; vent-peg; safety valve, blow-off valve; safety lamp; lightning rod, lightning conductor; safety belt, airbag, seat belt; antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires. means of escape etc. (escape) 671; lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket; parachute, plank, steppingstone; emergency landing. safeguard etc. (protection) 664.

Verbs

seek refuge, take refuge, find refuge etc. n.; seek safety, find safety etc. 664; throw oneself into the arms of; break for taller timber [U.S.]. create a diversion.

Phrases

any port in a storm; bibere venenum in auro [Lat.]; valet anchora virtus.