Keep and Refuge

Keep

Keep noun - The act or activity of keeping something in an existing and usually satisfactory condition.

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Refuge and keep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refuge" instead a noun "Keep".

Nearby Words: keeping, keeper

Refuge noun - Something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger.

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Keep and refuge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Keep" instead a noun "Refuge".

Nearby Words: refugee, refugia

human	human keep	human refuge
old	old keep	old refuge
usual	usual keep	usual refuge
perfect	perfect keep	perfect refuge
Other adjectives: small, actual, massive, huge, important, inner, few, remaining.

Refuge in Audacity: Morindim magicians usually mutter the incantations that summon demons to keep others from learning them.

Source: Literature / The Belgariad aka: The Malloreon
Former NSA employee Edward Snowden was the one who revealed the information (and not to foreign nations, keep in mind), and he's currently seeking refuge in Russia.

Source: Useful Notes / The New Tens
In Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, the duo attempts to keep the rampaging monster out of their refuge by pushing a heavy bed up against the door.

Source: Absurdly Ineffective Barricade

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