Definition of
asylum has definitions from the fields of medicine,housing
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

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Rhymes with

solemn salem phylum slalom alum slum flagellum alum muslim column tantalum jerusalem harlem pablum moslem pendulum curriculum diverticulum elam problem golem pelham islam hoodlum emblem antebellum bedlam glum plum plumb

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 S AY1 L AH0 M

Similar Spelling

aslant Ashlyn

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