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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Herbergage :: Herbergage (n.) Harborage; lodging; shelter; harbor.
Shelter :: Shelter (n.) The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
Crow''s-nest :: Crow's-nest (n.) A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout..
Refuge :: Refuge (n.) Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
Awning :: Awning (n.) A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind..
Unharbored :: Unharbored (a.) Affording no harbor or shelter.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
Housing :: Housing (n.) That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively..
Mansion :: Mansion (n.) A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter..
Harborless :: Harborless (a.) Without a harbor; shelterless.
Mew :: Mew (n.) A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural..
Hothouse :: Hothouse (n.) A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened..
Covert :: Covert (a.) A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
Harbor :: Harbor (v. i.) To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor..
Boathouse :: Boathouse (n.) A house for sheltering boats.
Henhouse :: Henhouse (n.) A house or shelter for fowls.
Unhive :: Unhive (v. t. v. t.) To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd..
Imbosom :: Imbosom (v. t.) To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove..
Beild :: Beild (n.) A place of shelter; protection; refuge.
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