haven

A safe place where you can shelter from harm.

haven in a sentence

The cave was a haven for the sailors while the storm raged outside.
The walled garden was a haven for bees and butterflies, safe from the busy road outside.

Words that mean something similar

shelter, safety, hideout

More words about places & settings

hazardous: Dangerous and likely to cause harm.
inhabit: To live in a place.
interior: The inside part of something.
isolate: To keep someone or something apart from others.
jeopardy: A state of danger, when something could be harmed or lost.
knoll: A small round hill.
loom: To appear as a large, worrying shape, or to be about to happen.
maroon: To leave someone stranded in a place they cannot escape from.

See every 11+ word for places and settings

More words to explore

haughty hasty harmonious hazardous headstrong hearty

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