'Shelter' definitions:

Definition of 'shelter'

(from WordNet)
noun
A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
noun
Protective covering that provides protection from the weather
noun
The condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home" [syn: protection, shelter]
noun
A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings [syn: tax shelter, shelter]
noun
Temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
verb
Provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
verb
Invest (money) so that it is not taxable

Definition of 'Shelter'

From: GCIDE
  • Shelter \Shel"ter\, n. [Cf. OE. scheltrun, shiltroun, schelltrome, scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, AS. scildtruma a troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of men. See Shield, n.]
  • 1. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen. [1913 Webster]
  • The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid, From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who protects; a guardian; a defender. [1913 Webster]
  • Thou [God] hast been a shelter for me. --Ps. lxi. 3. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The state of being covered and protected; protection; security. [1913 Webster]
  • Who into shelter takes their tender bloom. --Young. [1913 Webster]
  • Shelter tent,a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Asylum; refuge; retreat; covert; sanctuary; protection; defense; security. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shelter'

From: GCIDE
  • Shelter \Shel"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheltering.]
  • 1. To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect. [1913 Webster]
  • Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • You have no convents . . . in which such persons may be received and sheltered. --Southey. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To screen or cover from notice; to disguise. [1913 Webster]
  • In vain I strove to cheek my growing flame, Or shelter passion under friendship's name. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively. [1913 Webster]
  • They sheltered themselves under a rock. --Abp. Abbot. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Shelter'

From: GCIDE
  • Shelter \Shel"ter\, v. i. To take shelter. [1913 Webster]
  • There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'shelter'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Shelter'