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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..

Crow''s-nest :: Crow's-nest (n.) A box or perch near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to shelter the man on the lookout..

Pavilion :: Pavilion (v. t.) To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents..

Shelter :: Shelter (n.) The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.

Stellar :: Stell (v. t.) A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a shelter for sheep or cattle..

Shield :: Shield (n.) Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

Cover :: Cover (v. t.) To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend; as, the cavalry covered the retreat..

Imbosom :: Imbosom (v. t.) To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove..

Sheltered :: Sheltered (imp. & p. p.) of Shelte.

Shady :: Shady (superl.) Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.

Sanctuary :: Sanctuary (n.) A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and protection; shelter; refuge; protection.

Hovel :: Hovel (n.) An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather..

Ensconce :: Ensconce (v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal..

But :: But (v. t.) The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.

Haven :: Haven (v. t.) To shelter, as in a haven..

House :: House (v. i.) To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.

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..

Refuge :: Refuge (v. t.) To shelter; to protect.

Testudo :: Testudo (n.) A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each other. This cover resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on wheels..

Unhoused :: Unhoused (a.) Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.

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