| Main Entry: | hermitage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hideaway |
Synonyms: |
abbey, cloister, monastery, retreat |
| Main Entry: | cloister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secluded religious place |
Synonyms: |
abbey, cell, chapter house, convent, friary, hermitage, house, lamasery, monastery, nunnery, order, priorate, priory, religious community, retreat, sanctuary |
| Main Entry: | retreat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place one goes for peace |
Synonyms: |
adytum, ark, asylum, cell, cloister, convent, cover, covert, defense, den, habitat, harbor, haunt, haven, hermitage, hideaway, hiding place, ivory tower, port, privacy, refuge, resort, retirement, safe house, safe place, sanctuary, seclusion, security, shelter, solitude |
| Main Entry: | shelter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection, habitat |
Synonyms: |
apartment, asylum, cave, co-op, condo, cover, covert, crib*, defense, den, digs, dwelling, guard, guardian, harbor, harborage, haven, hermitage, hide, hideaway, hideout, hole in the wall, home, homeplate, house, housing, hut, joint*, lodging, pad, pen, port, preserve, protector, quarterage, rack, refuge, retirement, retreat, roof, roof over head, roost, safety, sanctuary, screen, security, shack, shade, shadow, shed, shield, tent, tower, turf, umbrella |
| Main Entry: | ivory tower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of learning |
Synonyms: |
halls of ivy, hermitage, intellectual isolation, study |
| Main Entry: | safe house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of safety |
Synonyms: |
asylum, cloister, haven, hermitage, hiding place, port in a storm, protection, refuge, retreat, safe harbor, safe haven, sanctuary, secret place, security, shelter |
| Main Entry: | hideaway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | escape |
Synonyms: |
den, hermitage, hideout, lair, nest, refuge, retreat, secluded |