Definition of shelter

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

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Lodge :: Lodge (n.) A shelter in which one may rest; as: (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead..
Shroud :: Shroud (v. i.) To take shelter or harbor.
Booly :: Booly (n.) A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk, like the Tartars; also, a place in the mountain pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers..
Mansion :: Mansion (n.) A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter..
Sheltery :: Sheltery (a.) Affording shelter.
Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc..
Camp :: Camp (n.) A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp..
Henhouse :: Henhouse (n.) A house or shelter for fowls.
Harborless :: Harborless (a.) Without a harbor; shelterless.
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..
Harbor :: Harbor (v. i.) To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor..
Houseless :: Houseless (a.) Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer..
Cover :: Cover (n.) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to cover..
Unhouse :: Unhouse (v. t.) To drive from a house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to deprive of shelter..
Unhoused :: Unhoused (a.) Driven from a house; deprived of shelter.
Lee :: Lee (n.) A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship..
Bield :: Bield (v. t.) To shelter.
Hospital :: Hospital (n.) A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn.
Shroudy :: Shroudy (a.) Affording shelter.
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