shelter
Other forms: sheltered; sheltering; shelters
Shelter is one of the basic human needs along with food, water, and companionship. It is a structure that protects you from the elements and gives you a place to live.
If you get lost in the woods during a rain storm, the first thing you should do is seek shelter, or a protected place to stay. A shelter is also a place to go for help, e.g. a homeless shelter is for those with nowhere to sleep, a bomb shelter protects people in a war zone and an animal shelter houses dogs and cats without a home. You've probably heard people talking about tax shelters, which are investments that protect your money from being taxed by the government.
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protective covering that provides protection from the weathertypes:birdhousea shelter for birdscanopya covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weathercotea small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)lean-torough shelter whose roof has only one sloperoosta shelter with perches for fowl or other birdssconcea shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weathersentry boxa small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weatherbaldachinornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar)henroosta roost for hens at nightporte-cocherecanopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehiclestestera flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)umbrellaa lightweight handheld collapsible canopytype of:protection, protective cover, protective coveringa covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
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a structure that provides privacy and protection from dangertypes:cookhousea detached or outdoor shelter for cookingdugouteither of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the gamefallout sheltera shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bombsconcea shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weathercyclone cellar, storm cellar, tornado cellaran underground shelter where you can go until a storm passescollapsible shelter, tenta portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)bell tenta bell-shaped tentcabanaa small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming poolcottage tenta tent providing shelter for a familyfly tenta tent with a fly frontlean-to tenttent that is attached to the side of a buildingmountain tenta lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zippermudhifa reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drainedpop tenta small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set uppyramidal tenta large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen peoplesafeholda refuge from attacksafe housea house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizationstwo-man tenta tent designed for occupancy by two personsumbrella tenta small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribstype of:
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temporary housing for homeless or displaced personstypes:camp, refugee campshelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefstype of:
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the condition of being protectedsynonyms: protectiontypes:radioprotectionprotection against harmful effects of radiationtype of:securitythe state of being free from danger or injury
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provide shelter for“After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people”
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a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earningssynonyms: tax shelter
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invest (money) so that it is not taxable
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Vocabulary lists containing shelter
Shelter is a basic human need, as essential as food and water. As a result, there are many words to describe the place you live, each with its own history and connotation. Get ready for some home schooling!
Vocabulary from "Beowulf" (translated by by Gummere).
Social Studies teachers: Use this list of 25 vocabulary words drawn from The New York Times to introduce students to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe.