Definition of shelter

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Shelter (v. t.) To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.

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Lodge :: Lodge (n.) A shelter in which one may rest; as: (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge..
Quarter :: Quarter (v. t.) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- usually in the plural.
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose, shelter, or shroud in a wood..
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..
Camp :: Camp (n.) The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc..
Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
Protection :: Protection (n.) The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection..
Asylum :: Asylum (n.) A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege..
Mansion :: Mansion (n.) A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter..
Scug :: Scug (n.) A place of shelter; the declivity of a hill.
Shade :: Shade (n.) That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade..
Hovel :: Hovel (n.) An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather..
Rooflet :: Rooflet (n.) A small roof, covering, or shelter..
Mew :: Mew (n.) A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural..
Cote :: Cote (n.) A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves..
Enshelter :: Enshelter (v. t.) To shelter.
Shield :: Shield (n.) Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
Sheltered :: Sheltered (imp. & p. p.) of Shelte.
Refuge :: Refuge (v. t.) To shelter; to protect.
Lee :: Lee (n.) A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter; protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a ship..
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