Definition of shelter

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

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Embosom :: Embosom (v. t.) To inclose or surround; to shelter closely; to place in the midst of something.
Wicket :: Wicket (n.) A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by lumbermen, etc..
Bower :: Bower (n.) A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess..
Sanctuarize :: Sanctuarize (v. t.) To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.
Inn :: Inn (n.) A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode..
Imbosom :: Imbosom (v. t.) To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove..
Housing :: Housing (n.) The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
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..
Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
Shadow :: Shadow (n.) To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
Mew :: Mew (n.) A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural..
Henhouse :: Henhouse (n.) A house or shelter for fowls.
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..
Unharbored :: Unharbored (a.) Having no harbor or shelter; unprotected.
Shroudy :: Shroudy (a.) Affording shelter.
Hospital :: Hospital (n.) A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn.
Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat..
Embay :: Embay (v. t.) To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay..
Crow''s-nest :: Crow's-nest (n.) A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout..
Shelter :: Shelter (n.) The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
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