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women's shelter

women's shelter noun: a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.

Noun

women's shelter (plural women's shelters)

  1. A place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.
    Synonyms:
    women's refuge

Synonyms of women's shelter

Forms of women's shelter

pluralwomen's shelters

Questions about women's shelter

What does women's shelter mean?
Women's shelter means a place of temporary refuge and support for women escaping violent or abusive situations, such as rape and domestic violence.
What part of speech is women's shelter?
Women's shelter is a noun.
What is the plural of women's shelter?
The plural of women's shelter is women's shelters.

Words near women's shelter in the dictionary

  1. women's refuge
  2. women's refuges
  3. women's rights
  4. women's room
  5. women's rooms
  6. women's shelter
  7. women's shelters
  8. women's studies
  9. women's troubles
  10. women's work
  11. women-born-women

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