noun
1.
Synonyms: shelter 1, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary
2.
Synonyms: refuge 1, harborage, sanctuary, shelter
Related Word: inviolability; security
3.
an institution for the care of the insane
demand for improved asylums
Synonyms: booby hatch, ||bughouse, crazy house, ||funny farm, loony bin, madhouse, ||nuthouse
Related Word: farm, home, institution, sanatorium
Idioms: insane ( or lunatic) asylum, mental hospital ( or institution), state hospital