Refuge and Shield

Refuge

Refuge verb - To be or provide a shelter for.

Usage example: a nation with a long, honorable history of refuging political asylum seekers

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Shield and refuge are semantically related. in have privacy topic. In some cases you can use "Shield" instead the word "Refuge" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: refugee, refugia

Shield verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Refuge and shield are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refuge" instead the word "Shield" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: shielded, shielding

old	old refuge	old shield
similar	similar refuge	similar shield
perfect	perfect refuge	perfect shield
small	small refuge	small shield
Other adjectives: actual, real, massive, huge, temporary, giant, awesome, bigger.

Halo: Broken Circle features an incomplete Shield World similar to (if nowhere near as complex as) Requiem, named "The Refuge" by its current inhabitants, the Ussan Sangheili.

Source: Dyson Sphere
Formerly: Daimon Hellstrom (good) and Satana (evil, before she fled to seek refuge with SHIELD).

Source: Video Game / Marvel: Avengers Alliance
When they're attacked by the bandits who forced Ban to take refuge in the ruins in the first place, Sieg displays his abilities by taking Ban into his body, flying towards a derelict Shield Liger, entering it, and then resurrecting it.

Source: Characters / Zoids

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