asylum | ||
1. | [ noun ] (housing) a shelter from danger or hardship | |
Synonyms: | sanctuary refuge | |
Related terms: | shelter safe_house harbor safehold | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine) a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | |
Synonyms: | mental_institution psychiatric_hospital mental_home insane_asylum institution mental_hospital | |
Related terms: | hospital Bedlam commit | |
Similar spelling: |
aslant Ashlyn |