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shelter

shelter

299 1.0
A place that protects people from danger or bad weather
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɛltər/
: refugio
  • During winter, many people find shelter at local homeless facilities.
  • seek shelter
  • provide shelter
  • an emergency shelter

Like our ranch and our shelter, that's what it is.

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Examples

  • The hikers sought shelter in a cave to escape the sudden storm.

  • Take shelter in those trees.

  • First, we need to find a place to build a shelter into the forest.

  • You have certain basic requirements, shelter, food, drink.

  • Yeah, it turns out, David, that we in the shelter business are really lucky.

  • Families are referred from the emergency shelter if space is available in the program.

    Academic text (2011)
  • They had no food, no shelter, and few tools for making camp.

  • " We've got to find some shelter and get out of this rain.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • It's our emergency shelter.

  • It's a bomb shelter.

Synonyms

roof
vsshelter
∞ 1.0

Top covering of a building or vehicle that protects from weather

is a whole place giving protection not only the top covering
cover
vsshelter
769 4.6

Shelter that hides and protects people, for example behind sandbags

is mainly a physical place giving protection not figurative concealment
refuge
vsshelter
177 3.3

A safe place or person that protects you from harm

is mainly a physical place giving protection rather than any situation
sanctuary
vsshelter
142 4.1

A safe place where people go to escape danger

is broader, used for protection from weather or unpleasant conditions
haven
vsshelter
124 3.9

A safe place where people or animals are protected from danger

is more neutral everyday term for physical protection
safe house
vsshelter
109 4.8

A house where people in danger hide to stay safe

is general protection not mainly for hiding or secrecy
canopy
vsshelter
60 4.1

A cover over an area that protects from rain or sun

is more complete physical protection not only an overhead cover
45 2.9

A place to live or stay

is about protection from danger weather and unpleasant conditions rather than housing
bomb shelter
vsshelter
29 3.4

A strong place often underground where people stay to be safe from bombs

is a broader place for protection from many dangers not only bombs
safe harbor
vsshelter
  • US
10 3.9

A place or situation that protects people from danger

is the broad everyday term for physical protection from danger
fallout shelter
vsshelter
  • Archaic
9 5.3

A room underground that protects people from radioactive dust after a nuclear blast

is for general danger and weather not only radiation risks
air-raid shelter
vsshelter
2 4.4

A strong place, often underground, that protects people from bombs

is the general protective place not limited to bomb defense
shelter tent
vsshelter
1 3.7

A small tent shaped like a triangle without a floor that gives temporary cover outdoors

is the general or permanent place for protection not only temporary
a roof over one's head
vsshelter
  • Informal
1 3.2

A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe

is the protective place in general not only about having housing
bombproof shelter
vsshelter
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A very strong room or building that protects people from bomb explosions

is general protection not necessarily blast resistant
abri
vsshelter
  • UK
1 9.9

A man-made shelter that protects people from bad weather or attack

is any structure or place giving protection not only dugouts
harbor of refuge
vsshelter
  • US
5.2

A place where people or ships find safety from danger

is the common general term for physical protection from harm

Antonyms

147 5.1

A state of being easily harmed physically or emotionally

11 4.6

Being without protection from cold, wind, or rain

Compounds

29 3.4

A strong place often underground where people stay to be safe from bombs

14 4.4

A plan or investment that helps people and companies pay less money to the government

fallout shelter
  • Archaic
9 5.3

A room underground that protects people from radioactive dust after a nuclear blast

A strong place, often underground, that protects people from bombs

1 3.7

A small tent shaped like a triangle without a floor that gives temporary cover outdoors

bombproof shelter
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A very strong room or building that protects people from bomb explosions

shelter deck
  • Specialized
1 8.2

An upper deck on a ship with no roof that protects the deck below

How Protective

fortress
113 4.4
sanctuary
142 4.1
refuge
177 3.3
shelter
299 1.0
lean-to
7 6.7
overhang
10 5.1

Surface Forms

shelter singular
shelters plural

Etymology

Shelter comes from the simple idea of a 'cover' or 'shield' that keeps you safe. So a shelter is a structure or place that protects you from danger or bad weather.