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
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:
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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