Definition of shelter

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

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Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook..
Pavilion :: Pavilion (v. t.) To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents..
Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..
Embower :: Embower (v. t.) To cover with a bower; to shelter with trees.
Imbosom :: Imbosom (v. t.) To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove..
Woodhouse :: Woodhouse (n.) A house or shed in which wood is stored, and sheltered from the weather..
Camp :: Camp (n.) A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly arranged in an orderly manner..
Haven :: Haven (v. t.) To shelter, as in a haven..
Unhoused :: Unhoused (a.) Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.
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..
Rooflet :: Rooflet (n.) A small roof, covering, or shelter..
Blaze :: Blaze (n.) Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek shelter from the blaze of the sun..
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..
Cover :: Cover (n.) Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover..
Box :: Box (n.) A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box..
Shed :: Shed (n.) A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed..
Mansion :: Mansion (n.) A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter..
Unharbored :: Unharbored (a.) Affording no harbor or shelter.
Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
Covert :: Covert (a.) A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
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