refuge

refuge is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Shelter or protection from danger or distress. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 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 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
2. noun. That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy.
3. noun. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or contrivance.
4. transitive verb. To shelter; to protect.
5. noun. act of turning to for assistance

   "have recourse to the courts"

   "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

   Synonyms: recourse, resort

6. noun. a shelter from danger or hardship

   Synonyms: asylum, sanctuary

7. noun. something or someone turned to for assistance or security

   "his only recourse was the police"

   "took refuge in lying"

   Synonyms: recourse, resort

8. noun. a safe place

   "He ran to safety"

   Synonyms: safety

Synonyms

recourse, resort, asylum, sanctuary, safety

Common word forms

refuged, refuges, refugees, refuging

Words from these letters

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