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- pronunciation:
- shel
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a place, such as a structure, that provides protection from danger, weather, or the like; refuge.
There's a shelter at the bus stop where we can get out of the rain.When the air raid alarm sounded, they headed for the shelter.- synonyms:
- cover, harbor, haven, refuge
- similar words:
- camp, housing, mission, rest
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| definition 2: |
the protection given by such a place.
The cave offered shelter from the wind.- synonyms:
- protection
- antonyms:
- exposure
- similar words:
- cover, refuge
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| definition 3: |
the continuous safety and protection from the elements afforded by a home or other dwelling.
Food, clothing, and shelter are basic necessities.- synonyms:
- hearth, home
- similar words:
- mission
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| definition 4: |
a place specifically established as a safe, temporary residence for homeless or abused persons, abandoned animals, or others in need of protection.
They adopted all their pets from the animal shelter.She had left her abusive husband and was now living in a women's shelter.- synonyms:
- refuge
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| related words: |
accommodation, arbor, asylum, bosom, dwelling, home, house, housing, lair, protection |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
shelters, sheltering, sheltered |
| definition 1: |
to act as or provide cover, protection, or shelter for.
The sturdy structure sheltered the family from the tornado.The penalties for sheltering a fugitive were severe.- synonyms:
- guard, harbor, haven, house, protect
- antonyms:
- expose
- similar words:
- cover, defend, lodge, safeguard, secure, shield
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| definition 2: |
to protect from real or perceived emotional harm.
He hoped to shelter his children from the kind of painful experiences he'd endured in his youth. |
| related words: |
accommodate, cherish, father, guard, home, house, mother, protect, screen, spare, stall |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to take shelter or refuge.
The ship sheltered in the cove.- similar words:
- hide, rest, retire, retreat
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| related words: |
billet, burrow, home |
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| derivations: |
sheltered (adj.), shelterless (adj.), shelterer (n.) |
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