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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
/ ˈʃɛltə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈshelterer, noun
- ˈshelterless, adjective
Other Word Forms
- shel·ter·er noun
- shel·ter·ing·ly adverb
- shel·ter·less adjective
- shel·ter·less·ness noun
- self-shel·ter noun
- un·shel·ter·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shelter1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shelter1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Residents in the area said the man who lived in the shelter had been staying in the neighborhood for more than three years and operated what they say was a “drive-thru” drug business.
At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in two separate Israeli air strikes overnight, including a strike on a school sheltering displaced families in central Gaza, according to medics and civil defence officials.
The couple are now living in a shelter for asylum seekers and hope to settle in Lithuania.
That is what brings him to the street of pulverised houses and makeshift shelters of canvas and corrugated iron.
Hundreds of people were seen sheltering in underground stations of the city's metro.
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