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Close-fights :: Close-fights (n. pl.) Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters..

Sheltery :: Sheltery (a.) Affording shelter.

Hover :: Hover (n.) A cover; a shelter; a protection.

Wild :: Wild (superl.) Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead..

Shed :: Shed (n.) A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed..

Den :: Den (n.) A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers..

Tent :: Tent (n.) A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp..

Coverture :: Coverture (n.) Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.

Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc..

Shelter :: Shelter (n.) The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.

Unhoused :: Unhoused (a.) Driven from a house; deprived of shelter.

House :: House (v. t.) To drive to a shelter.

Sheal :: Sheal (v. t.) To put under a sheal or shelter.

Hovel :: Hovel (v. t.) To put in a hovel; to shelter.

Imbosom :: Imbosom (v. t.) To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove..

But :: But (v. t.) The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.

Asylum :: Asylum (n.) A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege..

Lodge :: Lodge (v. i.) To rest or remain a lodge house, or other shelter; to rest; to stay; to abide; esp., to sleep at night; as, to lodge in York Street..

Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..

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..

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