to shelter
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2.5
- verb
- /ˈʃɛltər/
- During the storm, we found a place to shelter ourselves from the heavy rain.
- shelter people
- feed and shelter
- help shelter
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Watch on YouTubeSo something else has to supply that tenderness that will shield and shelter Benji.
- So something else has to supply that tenderness that will shield and shelter Benji.
- But that approach that like it's up to Twitter, YouTube, and Big Con to protect, to shelter.
- So so The funny thing about it is like, how long are you going to shelter your child from a world that's evilest?
- He was sheltering in the Ecuadorian Embassy right in the UK.
- This is potentially something we've never seen before, and that's why we're all called to shelter and to distance.
- I just feel like I want to like shelter you from all the scary like adult problems.
- So, so The funny thing about it is like, how long are you going to shelter your child from a world that's evil as shit?
Examples
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You see we are sheltered by mountains on every side.
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And at one point, the grey whale mother was trying to shelter under our boat.
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It's, it's probably be able to shelter your kids from it.
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And right now is not the time to to order people to shelter in place.
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Have you got guts enough... To shelter them from ruin?
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Throughout these hard times, I have sheltered you and cared for you.
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We received a report that a red-haired girl has been sheltering in this house.
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Occasionally, children may need to be sheltered from certain truths.
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Gathering them into a flock, she sheltered them in the safety of the dark tunnels below.
Fiction book (1991) -
Riyan and Tallain were hunched beside a boulder that sheltered them on two sides.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.0
To keep someone or something safe from harm
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2.7
To protect someone or something from harm
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3.3
To protect people or things from harm
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3.7
To protect someone or something from harm
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3.4
To move to a place that protects you from danger or bad weather
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3.8
To protect a person or thing from harm
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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
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3.7
A small tent shaped like a triangle without a floor that gives temporary cover outdoors
- Specialized
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4.8
A very strong room or building that protects people from bomb explosions
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shelter as a verb meaning to protect someone or something comes from the image of giving a 'cover' or 'shield', which is why you can shelter people or things from danger or bad weather.