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.
- Hurry the shelter is almost full for the evening. ck
- SANCHEZ: ... what they called the shelter of last resort.
- They insult 1 minute ago 1:41 PM Notice the word "shelter".
- So she called the shelter and was soon running with the men.
- The eels burrow holes in the earth and live there for shelter.
- So, we were forced to take what we call a shelter of last resort.
- 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.
- So the carport that I believe you see in the video is what we refer to as a shelter of last resort.
- The term "shelter" magazine is used for the most upscale home magazines, which focus on living well.
- One rainy day, she takes shelter from a warehouse which is apparently occupied by some group of motorcycle enthusiasts, the Rideback Club.
- Being the humanitarian that I am, I obligingly pulled out my pocket knife – I carry a pocket knife because the walk from the parking garage to the shelter is about 1/4 of a mile and it is a sketchy neighborhood – but anyway I pulled out my pocket knife and I got it off for him.
- They have about 350 beds at about 15 locations around throughout the City and since they are self-managed, the cost per person sheltered at a SHARE shelter is 1/3 to 1/10 (costs range greatly depending on the case management needs of folks in shelter) of what it costs the city to fund other shelters.
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