Definition of shelter

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Shelter (n.) One who protects; a guardian; a defender.

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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..
Neathouse :: Neathouse (n.) A building for the shelter of neat cattle.
Burrow :: Burrow (n.) A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation..
Shroud :: Shroud (v. i.) To take shelter or harbor.
House :: House (v. t.) To drive to a shelter.
Bield :: Bield (v. t.) To shelter.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
Haven :: Haven (n.) A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum.
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..
Embower :: Embower (v. t.) To cover with a bower; to shelter with trees.
Shieling :: Shieling (n.) A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.
Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
Houseless :: Houseless (a.) Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer..
Boathouse :: Boathouse (n.) A house for sheltering boats.
Embosom :: Embosom (v. t.) To inclose or surround; to shelter closely; to place in the midst of something.
Gabion :: Gabion (n.) A hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket without a bottom. Gabions are made of various sizes, and filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men from an enemy's fire..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead..
Housing :: Housing (n.) The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc..
Coverture :: Coverture (n.) Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.
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