shelter

shel·ter  (shltr)

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.

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[Perhaps from Middle English sheltron, tight battle formation, from Old English scildtruma : scield, shield; see shield + truma, troop; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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shelter·er n.

shelter·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.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger cookhouse - 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 haven, oasis - a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary hovel, shack, shanty, hut, hutch - small crude shelter used as a dwelling army hut, field hut, hut - temporary military shelter pigeon loft, loft - a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept mantelet, mantlet - portable bulletproof shelter asylum, sanctuary, refuge - a shelter from danger or hardship 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 bell cot, bell cote - a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof 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) dog house, doghouse, kennel - outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog 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" protection security - the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security" indemnity, insurance - protection against future loss radioprotection - protection against harmful effects of radiation
	4.	shelter - a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings tax shelter reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing something
	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 housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed
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" harbour, harbor - secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
	2.	shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable invest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

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shelter

noun 1. cover, screen, awning, shiel Scot.

noun 2. protection, safety, refuge, cover, security, defence, sanctuary

noun 3. refuge, haven, sanctuary, retreat, asylum

verb 4. take shelter, hide, seek refuge, take cover

verb 5. protect, shield, harbour, safeguard, cover, hide, guard, defend, take in << OPPOSITE endanger

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An International Organization for Standardization container outfitted with live- or work-in capability. See also International Organization for Standardization.

Translations

shelter [ˈʃɛltəʳ] n → abrigo, refugio

vt (aid) → amparar, proteger;

(give lodging to) → abrigar;

(hide) → esconder

vi → abrigarse, refugiarse;

to take shelter (from) → refugiarse or asilarse (de);

bus shelter → parada de autobús cubierta

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shelter [ˈʃɛltəʳ] n → abri m, refuge m

vt → abriter, protéger (= give lodging to); donner asile à

vi → s'abriter, se mettre à l'abri;

to take shelter (from) → s'abriter (de)

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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;

(from storm) → Schutz suchen;

to take shelter (from) (from danger) → sich in Sicherheit bringen (vor +dat);

(from storm etc) → Schutz suchen (vor +dat)

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shelter [ˈʃɛltəʳ] n → riparo, rifugio

vt → riparare, proteggere (= give lodging to); dare rifugio or asilo a

vi → ripararsi, mettersi al riparo;

to take shelter (from) → mettersi al riparo (da)