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shelter
[shel-ter]
noun
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
Synonyms: , , , , ,the protection or refuge afforded by such a thing.
He took shelter in a nearby barn.
protection from blame, incrimination, etc.
a dwelling place or home considered as a refuge from the elements.
Everyone's basic needs are food, clothing, and shelter.
a building serving as a temporary refuge or residence for abandoned animals, people who are homeless, etc.: animal shelter.
homeless shelter;
animal shelter.
Finance.tax shelter.
verb (used with object)
to be a shelter for; afford shelter to.
The old barn sheltered him from the rain.
Synonyms: ,to provide with a shelter; place under cover.
to protect, as by shelter; take under one's protection.
Parents should not try to shelter their children from normal childhood disappointments.
Synonyms: , , ,Finance.to invest (money) in a tax shelter.
verb (used without object)
to take shelter; find a refuge.
Students sheltered in the gymnasium when they heard the tornado sirens.
Finance.to invest money in a tax shelter.
shelter
/ ˈʃɛə /
noun
something that provides cover or protection, as from weather or danger; place of refuge
the protection afforded by such a cover; refuge
the state of being sheltered
verb
(tr) to provide with or protect by a shelter
(intr) to take cover, as from rain; find refuge
(tr) to act as a shelter for; take under one's protection
Other Word Forms
- shelterer noun
- shelteringly adverb
- shelterless adjective
- shelterlessness noun
- self-shelter noun
- unsheltering adjective
- ˈٱ noun
- ˈٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shelter1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shelter1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Any nearby shelter whose manager they could call to ask about a missing resident?
It came amid six waves of Iranian attacks overnight - launched in response to large-scale Israeli air strikes on Iran - that sent millions of people running for shelter.
A mobile alert went out to Minneapolis area residents warning them to "shelter in place."
The centre had been providing emergency shelter for families.
He died while sheltering several of his neighbours in his one bedroom flat as the blaze took hold.
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