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shelter (enc)

Shelter

Noun1.shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
cookhouse - a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a tent as their cookhouse"
dugout - either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
fallout shelter - a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
haven, oasis - a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
hovel, shack, shanty, hut, hutch - small crude shelter used as a dwelling
army hut, field hut, hut - temporary military shelter
pigeon loft, loft - a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
mantelet, mantlet - portable bulletproof shelter
asylum, sanctuary, refuge - a shelter from danger or hardship
cyclone cellar, storm cellar, tornado cellar - an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes
structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
collapsible shelter, tent - a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"
2.shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather
bell cot, bell cote - a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof
birdhouse - a shelter for birds
canopy - a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
cote - a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
lean-to - rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
roost - a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
sentry box - a small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weather
3.shelter - the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
security - the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"
indemnity, insurance - protection against future loss
radioprotection - protection against harmful effects of radiation
4.shelter - a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing something
5.shelter - temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
refugee camp, camp - shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
housing, living accommodations, lodging - housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed
Verb1.shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
furnish, provide, supply, render - provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
domiciliate, house, put up - provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
kennel - put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"
stable - shelter in a stable; "stable horses"
stall - put into, or keep in, a stall; "Stall the horse"
harbour, harbor - secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
2.shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable
invest, commit, put, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

 

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