shel·ter (sh l t r)n. 1. a. Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather. b. A refuge; a haven. c. An establishment that provides temporary housing for homeless people. 2. The state of being covered or protected. v. shel·tered, shel·ter·ing, shel·ters v.tr. 1. To provide cover or protection for. 2. To invest (income) to protect it from taxation. v.intr. To take cover; find refuge. [Perhaps from Middle English sheltron, tight battle formation, from Old English scildtruma : scield, shield; see shield + truma, troop; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] shel ter·er n.shel ter·less adj.Synonyms: shelter, cover, retreat, refuge, asylum, sanctuary These nouns refer to places affording protection, as from danger, or to the state of being protected. Shelter usually implies a covered or enclosed area that protects temporarily, as from injury or attack: built a shelter out of pine and hemlock boughs. Cover suggests something that conceals: traveled under cover of darkness. Retreat applies chiefly to a secluded place to which one retires for meditation, peace, or privacy: a rural cabin that served as a weekend retreat. Refuge suggests a place of escape from pursuit or from difficulties that beset one: "The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life" (George Bernard Shaw). Asylum adds to refuge the idea of legal protection or of immunity from arrest: "O! receive the fugitive and prepare in time an asylum for mankind" (Thomas Paine). Sanctuary denotes a sacred or inviolable place of refuge: political refugees finding sanctuary in a monastery. |
shelter
Noun
1. something that provides cover or protection from weather or danger
2. the protection given by such a cover
Verb
1. to take cover from bad weather
2. to provide with a place to live or a hiding place: to shelter refugees [origin unknown]
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from dangercookhouse - a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a tent as their cookhouse" dugout - either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game fallout shelter - a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb pigeon loft, loft - a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept sconce - a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather cyclone cellar, storm cellar, tornado cellar - an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek" |
| 2. | shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather birdhouse - a shelter for birds canopy - a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather cote - a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons) lean-to - rough shelter whose roof has only one slope protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" roost - a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds sconce - a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather sentry box - a small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weather | |
| 3. | shelter - the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" security - the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" radioprotection - protection against harmful effects of radiation | |
| 4. | shelter - a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings | |
| 5. | shelter - temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons refugee camp, camp - shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs | |
| Verb | 1. | shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" domiciliate, house, put up - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" kennel - put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog" stable - shelter in a stable; "stable horses" stall - put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse" |
| 2. | shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable |
shelter
Translations
shelter [ˈʃɛltəʳ] n → abrigo, refugio
(give lodging to) → abrigar;
(hide) → esconder
vi → abrigarse, refugiarse;
to take shelter (from) → refugiarse or asilarse (de);
shelter [ˈʃɛltəʳ] n (building) → Unterstand m;
(refuge) → Schutz m;
(also: bus shelter) → Wartehäuschen nt;
(also: night shelter) → Obdachlosenasyl nt
vt (protect) → schützen;
(homeless, refugees) → aufnehmen;
(wanted man) → Unterschlupf gewähren +dat
vi → sich unterstellen;
to take shelter (from) (from danger) → sich in Sicherheit bringen (vor +dat);
n shelter [ˈʃeltə]
1 protection against wind, rain, enemies etc We gave the old man shelter for the night. skuiling مَلجأ، مأوى подслон ochrana, úkryt ly das Obdach καταφύγιο, άσυλο abrigo vari, ulualune پناهگاه suoja abri מַחֲסֶה, מִקלָט रैन बसेरा sklonište, zaklon menedék perlindungan húsaskjól, skÿli riparo 保護 대피, 피난 pastogė, prieglobstis patvērums perlindungan bescherming ly, beskyttelse, tilflukt schronienie abrigo adăpost кров, приют úkryt zaklonišče sklonište skydd, tak över huvudet, husrum ที่กำบัง sığınma, barınma 保護...以阻擋(風、雨等) притулок; захисток خطرے، پانی، ہوا وغیرہ سے تحفظ sự che chở, sự ẩn náu 保护...以阻挡（风、雨等）
2 a building etc designed to give such protection a bus-shelter. halte, skuiling مكان للوقايَه убежище útulek, chata, přístřeší læskur die Schutzhütte υπόστεγο, σκέπαστρο albergue katusealune جان پناه katos, suoja abri סְכָכָה आश्रय nadstrešnica, zaštitni krov menedékhely perhentian skÿli riparo pensilina 避難所 대피소 priedanga nojume tenpat perlindungan schuilgelegenheid le-/uværsskur schronisko, schron, osłona abrigo adăpost убежище; автопавильон prístrešok; čakáreň zaklonišče sklonište []skydd, []kur ที่พัก sığınak 隱蔽處、躲避處 бомбосховище پناہ گاہ chỗ xây để che chắn 隐蔽处、躲避处
v
1 to be in, or go into, a place of shelter He sheltered from the storm. skuil يَلجأ، يَحْتَمي، يَخْتَبِئ приютявам (се) ukrýt se søge ly Schutz suchen βρίσκω καταφύγιο, καταφεύγω, προφυλάσσομαι abrigarse, protegerse varjuma به پناهگاه رفتن suojautua se mettre à l'abri (de) לַתֵת מַחֲסֶה शरण लेना skloniti se, tražiti utočište (el)rejtőzik berlindung leita skjóls, vera í skjóli ripararsi 避難する 피난하다, 대피하다 slėptis patverties; paslēpties berlindung schuilen gi/søke ly chronić się abrigar-se a se pune la adăpost (de) укрываться, прятаться ukryť sa skriti se zakloniti se ta (söka, vara i) skydd หลบ sığınmak 躲避 сховатися; знайти притулок کسی پناہ گاہ میں جانا tìm chỗ ẩn náu 躲避
2 to give protection That line of trees shelters my garden. beskerm يَقي، يَحْمي подслонявам chránit skærme schützen προστατεύω proteger, abrigar kaitsma محافظت كردن suojata abriter לְהַגֵן עַל- से रक्षा करना štititi, pružati zaklon oltalmaz memberi perlindungan skÿla, vernda proteggere, riparare 保護する ...을 보호하다 dengti, saugoti dot patvērumu; aizsargāt; aizsegt melindungi beschutten beskytte chronić, osłaniać proteger a adăposti приютить; укрывать chrániť ščititi zaštititi skydda ให้ที่กำบังแก่ korumak 保護 дати притулок; служити прикриттям تحفظ دینا che chở, bảo vệ 保护
adj sheltered
protected from harm and unpleasantness of all kinds a sheltered existence. beskermd مَحْمي защитен chráněný beskyttet beschützt προφυλαγμένος protegido kaitstud محافظت suojattu protégé מוּגָן सुरक्षित, परिक्षित zaklonjen, zaštićen védett terlindung varinn protetto 保護された 보호된 apsaugotas, be rūpesčių bezrūpīgs; aprūpēts; nodrošināts terlindung beschermd (over)beskyttet chroniony, pod ochroną protegido apărat защищённый chránený zaščiten zaštićen skyddad ปกป้อง korunaklı, rahat 受保護的 захищений جسے تحفظ فراہم ہو được che chở, được bảo vệ 受保护的
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