Definition of shelter

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Shelter (n.) That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

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Tent :: Tent (n.) A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp..
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) To give shelter or rest to; especially, to furnish a sleeping place for; to harbor; to shelter; hence, to receive; to hold..
Booly :: Booly (n.) A company of Irish herdsmen, or a single herdsman, wandering from place to place with flocks and herds, and living on their milk, like the Tartars; also, a place in the mountain pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers..
Harborless :: Harborless (a.) Without a harbor; shelterless.
Quartter :: Quartter (v. t.) To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers..
Shade :: Shade (v. t.) To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from.
Haven :: Haven (v. t.) To shelter, as in a haven..
Guard :: Guard (n.) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for..
Bosomy :: Bosomy (a.) Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.
Unhoused :: Unhoused (a.) Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.
Covert :: Covert (a.) A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
Refuge :: Refuge (n.) Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
Harbrough :: Harbrough () A shelter.
Henhouse :: Henhouse (n.) A house or shelter for fowls.
Bield :: Bield (v. t.) To shelter.
Embay :: Embay (v. t.) To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay..
Embower :: Embower (v. t.) To cover with a bower; to shelter with trees.
Sklere :: Sklere (v. t.) To shelter; to cover.
Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
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