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refuge (s) (noun), refuges (pl)
1. A shelter or place of protection from physical danger or weather: While hiking, a thunderstorm suddenly started up and the two girls had to find a refuge in order to protect themselves from the bad rain.
2. Something that offers or appears to offer shielding and safety: When Jim's life became unbearable after losing his job, he and his wife found refuge with her parents who were able to give them some financial support.
Protection or shelter.
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Protection or place for safety.
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This entry is located in the following units: fug-, -fuge, -fugit (page 2) re-, red- (page 4)
refuge, (verb), refuges; refuged; refuging
This entry is located in the following unit: fug-, -fuge, -fugit (page 2)
refuge, refugee
refuge (REF yooj) (noun)
A place of shelter and protection in times of crisis: "The church is often seen as a refuge for troubled individuals."

"The lady sought refuge in the library when she wanted peace and quiet."

refugee (ref" yoo JEE) (noun)
An individual who leaves a situation of stress or crisis and seeks protection and shelter elsewhere: "Mildred's aunt was a refugee from the flooded areas of the countryside."

The flood refugee sought refuge in the hills above the river.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group R; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 3)
Word Entries containing the term: “refuge”
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR
A vast area of land (more than 19 million acres) in northeastern Alaska that is designated by the U.S. as a wildlife sanctuary.

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, or ANWR, is currently a focus of debate between those who argue that the entire area should be maintained as wilderness and those who argue that a portion of it (the Coastal Plain) should be opened to oil and gas explorations and production.

This entry is located in the following unit: arcto-, arct- + (page 2)