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refractory, adj. recalcitrant, contumacious, froward, balky, uncooperative, crossgrained, wrongheaded, perverse, contrary, willful, self-willed, stiffnecked, U.S. Inf. notionate, Inf. cussed, Archaic, untoward; obstinate, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, mulish, muleheaded, pigheaded, bullheaded, bullish, headstrong; ungovernable, unmanageable, uncontrollable, difficult, restive, unruly, wayward, fractious, incorrigible.
refrain, v. abstain, forbear, desist, restrain, hold back voluntarily; forgo, do without, sacrifice; give up, Inf. swear off, quit, leave off; break off, let up, pause; renounce, relinquish, put aside; discontinue, stop, SI. cheese, hold, stay, cease; drop, have done with, let alone, let be, let well enough alone, keep one's hands off, turn aside, resist.
refresh, v. 1. renew, revive, revivify, resuscitate, breathe new life into, bring back to life, reanimate; regenerate, rejuvenate, put or infuse new blood into, invigorate, reinvigorate, revitalize, energize, give new energy, pick up, exhilarate, Inf. hit the spot; strengthen, give new strength to, fortify, brace, reinforce.
2. cheer, cheer up, enliven, liven up, freshen, freshen
up, make fresh, perk up, brighten up.
3. freshen, stimulate, jog, prod, prompt, set in mo tion, activate; motivate, give impetus to, provoke; awaken, reawaken, rouse, arouse, kindle, enkindle, rekindle.
4. restore, repair, renovate, fix or fix up; recondi tion, revamp, redo, redecorate, refurnish, refurbish, do over; repaint, revarnish, rewax, retouch, touch up, brush up, polish up, spruce up, SI. spiff up.
refreshing, adj. renewing, reviving, revivifying, resuscitating, reanimating; regenerating, rejuvenating, tonic, invigorating, reinvigorating, revitalizing, energizing, stimulating, exhilarating; thirst-quenching, cooling, like a breath of fresh air; cheering, encouraging, good, pleasant, bright; enlivening, livening, enheartening; strengthening, fortifying, bracing, reinforcing.
refreshment, n. 1. food, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, alimentation, nurture, sustenance, sustena-tion, subsistence; aliment, viands, meat, bread or daily bread, groceries, foodstuffs, solids, edibles, Inf. grub, SI. eats, SI. chow, Chiefly Brit. SI. scoff; snack, a little something to eat, bite, nosh, between-meal snack, SI. munchies; victuals, provisions, cheer, provender, rations, commons, comestibles, Western U.S. SI. chuck, Brit. SI. prog.
2. renewal, revival, revivification, revitalization, resuscitation, reanimation; regeneration, rejuvenation, invigoration, reinvigoration, revitalization, stimulation, exhilaration; cheering up, encouragement, enlivening, livening up, enheartening, inspiration; strengthening, fortification, reinforcement,
refrigerate, v. put in the refrigerator, keep cold, keep cool, keep in the refrigerator or icebox; cool, chill, congeal; put in the freezer, freeze, Physics, regelate, keep in the freezer,
refrigeration, n. cooling, chilling, congealment, congelation, keeping cold, freezing, Physics, regelation,
refrigerator, n. 1. icebox, ice chest, SI. fridge, SI. refridge, Trademark. Frigidaire; cold storage, cooler, refrigerated room or box, refrigerator car.
2. condenser, rectifier.
refuge, n. 1. shelter, protection, security, safety, shelter from a storm; custody, keeping, charge, ward, guardianship, preservation, safekeeping; hiding, concealment, seclusion, privacy, retirement; help, aid, support, patronage, defense, championship; guard, escort, convoy.
2. asylum, haven, sanctuary, palladium, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, ark; safety zone, harbor, port, port in a storm, Scot. bield; retreat, hospice, hermitage, cloister, ashram; mew, cover, covert, coverture, hideout, hiding place, hideaway; corner, dark corner, shade, recess, nook, cranny, niche; stronghold, fortress, fortification, citadel, bastion, keep, safehold, tower, pillar, pillar of strength, rock, rock of ages; nest, lair, den, cave, hole, dugout, abri.
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