- shelter, take refuge
- اِحْتَمى \ shelter, take refuge.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
shelter, take refuge
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take refuge — verb to shelter; to hole up … Wiktionary
shelter — 1. noun 1) the trees provide shelter for animals Syn: protection, cover, screening, shade; safety, security, refuge, sanctuary, asylum Ant: exposure 2) a shelter for abused women … Thesaurus of popular words
shelter — 1. noun 1) the trees provide shelter for animals Syn: protection, cover, shade, safety, security, refuge 2) a shelter for abandoned cats Syn: sanctuary, refuge, home, haven, s … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
refuge — [ref′yo͞oj] n. [OFr < L refugium < refugere, to retreat < re , back + fugere, to flee: see FUGITIVE] 1. shelter or protection from danger, difficulty, etc. 2. a person or thing that gives shelter, help, or comfort 3. a place of safety;… … English World dictionary
shelter — shelterer, n. shelteringly, adv. shelterless, adj. shelterlessness, n. /shel teuhr/, n. 1. something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge. 2. the… … Universalium
shelter — n 1. refuge, asylum, haven, sanctuary, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, safety zone, harbor, port, port in a storm, Scot. bield; retreat, hospice, hermitage, cloister, ashram; nest, lain, den, cave, hole, dugout, abri; mew, cover, covert, coverture,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
shelter — /ˈʃɛltə / (say sheltuh) noun 1. something which affords protection or refuge, as from bad weather, bombing, etc.; a place of refuge or safety. 2. protection: the rocks gave us shelter from the wind. 3. an institution for the care of destitute or… …
refuge — /ref yoohj/, n., v., refuged, refuging. n. 1. shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm. 2. a place of shelter, protection, or safety. 3. anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape. v.t. 4.… … Universalium
refuge — [[t]re̱fjuːʤ[/t]] refuges 1) N UNCOUNT If you take refuge somewhere, you try to protect yourself from physical harm by going there. They took refuge in a bomb shelter... His home became a place of refuge for the believers. 2) N COUNT A refuge is… … English dictionary
refuge — ref|uge [ refjudʒ ] noun count or uncount a place you go to protect yourself from something dangerous or threatening: SHELTER: a refuge for earthquake victims take/seek/find refuge: Residents took refuge from the bombing in the local church.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
refuge — noun (C) a place that provides protection or shelter from danger: a refuge for battered wives (+ from): a refuge from the storm | take/seek refuge in sth (=look for or find safety somewhere): During the frequent air raids people take refuge in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
