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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Wild :: Wild (superl.) Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead..
Covered :: Covered (a.) Under cover; screened; sheltered; not exposed; hidden.
Hive :: Hive (v. i.) To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Unharbored :: Unharbored (a.) Having no harbor or shelter; unprotected.
Shield :: Shield (n.) Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
Camp :: Camp (n.) A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner..
Harborless :: Harborless (a.) Without a harbor; shelterless.
Shelter :: Shelter (v. i.) To take shelter.
Shroudy :: Shroudy (a.) Affording shelter.
Sheltered :: Sheltered (imp. & p. p.) of Shelte.
Republican :: Republican (n.) A South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw..
Sklere :: Sklere (v. t.) To shelter; to cover.
Havened :: Havened (p. a.) Sheltered in a haven.
Shady :: Shady (superl.) Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.
Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels..
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To give shelter or rest to; especially, to furnish a sleeping place for; to harbor; to shelter; hence, to receive; to hold..
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood..
Shade :: Shade (n.) That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade..
House :: House (n.) A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion..
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