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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Hide :: Hide (v. t.) To remove from danger; to shelter.
Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- 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..
Berlin :: Berlin (n.) A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin..
Bescreen :: Bescreen (v. t.) To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to conceal..
Beild :: Beild (n.) A place of shelter; protection; refuge.
Hibernacle :: Hibernacle (n.) That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant..
Blaze :: Blaze (n.) Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun..
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..
Quartter :: Quartter (v. t.) To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers..
Herbergage :: Herbergage (n.) Harborage; lodging; shelter; harbor.
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..
Shield :: Shield (n.) Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
Bield :: Bield (n.) A shelter. Same as Beild.
Refuge :: Refuge (v. t.) To shelter; to protect.
Shelter :: Shelter (n.) That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
Havened :: Havened (p. a.) Sheltered in a haven.
But :: But (v. t.) The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
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..
Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
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