| NOUN | artifact | asylum, refuge, sanctuary | a shelter from danger or hardship / hardship |
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| artifact | asylum, mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum | a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
| Sounds | ahsay'lahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | A shelter from danger or hardship / hardship. | |
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| Synonyms | refuge, sanctuary | |
| Narrower | harbor, harbour | A place of refuge and comfort and security / security |
| safe house | A house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations | |
| safehold | A refuge from attack | |
| Broader | shelter | A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
| Spanish | asilo, refugio, santuario | |
| Catalan | asil | |
| Meaning | A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person. | |
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| Synonyms | mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum | |
| Narrower | Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
| Broader | hospital, infirmary | A health facility where patients receive treatment |
| Spanish | hospital psiquiátrico, manicomio, psiquiátrico, siquiátrico | |
| Catalan | hospital psiquiàtric, manicomi, psiquiàtric | |
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