Definition of shelter

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Shelter (v. i.) To take shelter.

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Unhoused :: Unhoused (a.) Driven from a house; deprived of shelter.
Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..
Hide :: Hide (v. t.) To remove from danger; to shelter.
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..
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..
Inn :: Inn (n.) A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode..
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..
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..
Barth :: Barth (n.) A place of shelter for cattle.
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
Harborless :: Harborless (a.) Without a harbor; shelterless.
Bescreen :: Bescreen (v. t.) To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to conceal..
Bosomy :: Bosomy (a.) Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.
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..
Housing :: Housing (n.) That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively..
House :: House (v. i.) To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
Covert :: Covert (a.) A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
Sheal :: Sheal (v. t.) To put under a sheal or shelter.
Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat..
Unhoused :: Unhoused (a.) Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.
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