Definition of shelter

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Shelter (n.) That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

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Cote :: Cote (n.) A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead..
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..
Shroudy :: Shroudy (a.) Affording shelter.
Hyemation :: Hyemation (n.) The act of affording shelter in winter.
Unhoused :: Unhoused (a.) Driven from a house; deprived of shelter.
Sheal :: Sheal (v. t.) To put under a sheal or shelter.
Rooflet :: Rooflet (n.) A small roof, covering, or shelter..
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To drive to shelter; to track to covert.
House :: House (v. i.) To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
Roof :: Roof (v. t.) To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter..
Bield :: Bield (v. t.) To shelter.
Camp :: Camp (n.) A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner..
Harborage :: Harborage (n.) Shelter; entertainment.
Hedge :: Hedge (v. i.) To shelter one's self from danger, risk, duty, responsibility, etc., as if by hiding in or behind a hedge; to skulk; to slink; to shirk obligations..
Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat..
Share :: Share (v. t.) To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another..
Stellar :: Stell (v. t.) A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a shelter for sheep or cattle..
Refuge :: Refuge (n.) That which shelters or protects from danger, or from distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy..
Refuge :: Refuge (n.) Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
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