shelter
IPA: ʃˈɛɫtɝ
noun
- A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
- An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women, etc.
verb
- (transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
- (intransitive) To take cover.
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Examples of "shelter" in Sentences
- This is the shelter for rovers.
- He offers shelters for the wanderers.
- It is the shelter for the Ames family.
- The crow begs the sparrow for shelter.
- Jen criticizes the building of the shelter.
- Juno finds shelter in the house of a stranger.
- It provides shelter and prevents the assassination.
- The eels burrow holes in the earth and live there for shelter.
- Most of the houses in the community are built around the sheltered harbour.
- The umu is sheltered by a roof in case of rain and is separate from the house.