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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