Dictionary Entry
asylum
asylum is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege.
- 2noun
Any place of retreat and security.
- 3noun
An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum.
- 4noun
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
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- 5noun
a shelter from danger or hardship
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