shel|ter

shel|ter
shel|ter «SHEHL tuhr», noun, verb.
–n.
1. something that covers or protects from weather, danger, or attack: »

Trees are a shelter from the sun. Only people who were secure in strong blast-proof shelters would have any chance of survival (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). They pull some of the flotsam from the sea and make a pathetic shelter (Time).

 SYNONYM(S): safeguard, defense, shield.
2. protection; refuge: »

We took shelter from the storm in a barn. Figurative. The tribunals ought to be sacred places of refuge, where…the innocent of all parties may find shelter (Macaulay).

3. a place of temporary lodging for the homeless.
–v.t.
to protect; shield; hide; be or provide a shelter for: »

to shelter runaway slaves. It is a serious crime to shelter a known criminal from the police. Figurative. The parents sheltered their daughter from life to such an extent that she had no friends.

 SYNONYM(S): screen, harbor.
–v.i.
to find or take shelter: »

The sheep sheltered from the hot sun in the shade of the haystack. This is a night when polecats and rabbits would shelter together in peace (Henry Kingsley).

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–shel´ter|er, noun.

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  • shel´ter|er — shel|ter «SHEHL tuhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. something that covers or protects from weather, danger, or attack: »Trees are a shelter from the sun. Only people who were secure in strong blast proof shelters would have any chance of survival (Bulletin …   Useful english dictionary

  • shel|ter|y — «SHEHL tuhr ee», adjective. giving shelter …   Useful english dictionary

  • shel|ter|ing|ly — «SHEHL tuhr ihng lee», adverb. in a sheltering position or manner; so as to shelter …   Useful english dictionary

  • shel|ter|less — «SHEHL tuhr lihs», adjective. 1. giving no shelter: »The wind blew across the shelterless beach. 2. having no shelter: »a shelterless roadstead …   Useful english dictionary

  • shel|ter|belt — shelter belt or shel|ter|belt, «SHEHL tuhr BEHLT», noun. trees planted in a row to prevent soil erosion from water or wind; tree belt …   Useful english dictionary

  • shel — shel·drake; shel·duck; shel·lack·ing; shel·ley·esque; shel·ligs; shel·ta; shel·ter·er; shel·ter·less; shel·tery; shel·ty; shel·lac; shel·ley·an; shel·ter; shel·lack; shel·le·ian; shel·tie; …   English syllables

  • ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

  • shelter — shel·ter …   English syllables

  • shelterer — shel·ter·er …   English syllables

  • shelter — shel•ter [[t]ˈʃɛl tər[/t]] n. 1) something beneath, behind, or within which one is covered or protected, as from storms or danger; refuge 2) the protection or refuge afforded by such a thing: We took shelter in a nearby barn[/ex] 3) cvb a… …   From formal English to slang

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