shelter
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈʃɛltər/
:
albergue
- Most refugee journeys are long and perilous, with limited access to shelter, water or food.
- homeless shelter
- food and shelter
- provide shelter
So I went to this homeless shelter and I made my only job.
- So I went to this homeless shelter and I made my only job.
- Activism is about for me personally, food, clothes and shelter on the ground.
- It starts with food, shelter, access to opportunity.
- Products to be free in schools, in shelters, in prisons.
- Unions provided basic food, shelter and medical services, but conditions were grim.
- But since she's completely on her own and lost, we can give her shelter in our own apartment.
- I mean, look here, it's not a women's shelter anymore, It's a shelter for vulnerable people.
- Hotel room, shelter and new home.
Examples
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Four years later, many remain displaced in camps and shelters in and around the city.
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It starts with food, shelter, access to opportunity.
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Without his help, the shelter likely would have gone out of business long ago.
Academic text (2011) -
I have to work at the shelter all week, but how about Saturday?
Fiction book (1991) -
Everyone has food, clothing, shelter, medicine, right?
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I came here to find food and shelter
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And there is not enough food, water, or shelter in the camps.
Academic text (2008) -
But maybe all of us can help them find love and shelter at Delta Rescue.
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I'm sure there's a homeless shelter nearby.
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The shelter provides a safe space for families in need during difficult times.
Synonyms
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1.0
Buildings where people live, like houses or flats
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5.7
A safe place where people go to escape danger or harm
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3.3
A safe place or person that protects you from harm
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5.0
A place where people stay, like a hotel or room
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4.8
A house where people in danger hide to stay safe
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4.1
A safe place where people go to escape danger
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7.4
A casual word for a home often meaning a small apartment
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3.5
A place that gives temporary shelter and help to people forced to leave their country because of war
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3.4
A place where you stay for a short time or a short stay there
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2.1
A cheap place for travelers or students to sleep, often with shared rooms and facilities
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3.2
A place to live, like a house or flat that keeps you dry and safe
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6.0
A place where people live temporarily in tents outdoors
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3.4
A strong place often underground where people stay to be safe from bombs
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5.3
A room underground that protects people from radioactive dust after a nuclear blast
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3.3
Places like rooms or buildings where people live
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6.7
A group of tents and equipment used for shelter at camps
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3.6
A house that rents rooms to people for short or long stays
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3.4
A place for sleeping, often in a hotel or train
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4.6
A building where travelers can sleep and rest
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2.9
A place to live or stay
A place where people or ships find safety from danger
A small tent shaped like a triangle without a floor that gives temporary cover outdoors
A small, simple shelter where people live, often temporary
Temporary rooms you rent to stay in for a short time
A building that offers rooms for people to stay for a short time
A very strong room or building that protects people from bomb explosions
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
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4.4
A plan or investment that helps people and companies pay less money to the government
- Archaic
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5.3
A room underground that protects people from radioactive dust after a nuclear blast
- Specialized
A very strong room or building that protects people from bomb explosions
A small tent shaped like a triangle without a floor that gives temporary cover outdoors
How Temporary
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shelter originally meant a safe place to stay, like a 'refuge' or 'cover', and that is why we call buildings that help homeless or displaced people shelters.