Results for shelter

Definitions of shelter:

part of speech: noun

That which shields or protects: a refuge: a retreat, a harbor: one who protects, a guardian: the state of being covered or protected: protection.

part of speech: noun

That which protects or covers; a house; refuge; defense; state of being protected or covered.

part of speech: verb transitive

To protect or shield; to cover or place in safety; conceal.

part of speech: noun

Shelterer.

part of speech: verb transitive

To cover or shield: to defend: to conceal.

part of speech: verb

To cover or protect from injury or attack; to defend; to betake to a place of safety; to afford protection to.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To take shelter.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To take refuge.

part of speech: noun

That which covers or protects from external injury or attack; one who protects or defends; an asylum; a refuge; a temporary shed or hut.

Usage examples for shelter:

• And so when the rain began to fall, Deucalion drew from its shelter a boat which he had built for just such a time. "Old Greek Stories", James Baldwin

• Let those who will not do this take shelter in the hearts of the forests. "Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion", G. A. Henty

• Black proceeded beneath this shelter along the fence to the corner. "The Gray Mask", Wadsworth Camp

• The cabin was deserted, but, praise Providence, it was shelter "Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew", Robert McReynolds