Word Frequency
shelter (ˈʃɛltə
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Definitions
noun
- something that provides cover or protection, as from weather or danger; place of refuge
- the protection afforded by such a cover; refuge
- the state of being sheltered
verb
- tr to provide with or protect by a shelter
- intr to take cover, as from rain; find refuge
- tr to act as a shelter for; take under one's protection
Derived Forms
ˈshelterer nounˈshelterless adjective
Word Origin
C16: of uncertain originSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'shelter'
- British English: shelter A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger....a bus shelter.ˈʃɛltə NOUN
- Arabic: مَلْجَأ
- Brazilian Portuguese: abrigo
- Chinese: 掩蔽处
- Croatian: sklonište
- Czech: přístřešek
- Danish: ly
- Dutch: schuilgelegenheid
- European Spanish: cobijo
- Finnish: suoja
- French: abri
- German: Obdach
- Greek: καταφύγιο
- Italian: rifugio
- Japanese: 避難所
- Korean: 대피소
- Norwegian: ly
- Polish: schronienie
- Portuguese: abrigo
- Romanian: adăpost adăposturi
- Russian: убежище
- Spanish: refugio
- Swedish: skydd
- Thai: ที่กำบัง
- Turkish: barınak
- Ukrainian: притулок
- Vietnamese: nơi trú ẩn
- British English: shelter If you shelter in a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger. VERB...a man sheltering in a doorway.person
- Brazilian Portuguese: abrigar-se
- Chinese: 躲藏
- European Spanish: refugiarse
- French: s'abriter
- German: sich unterstellen
- Italian: ripararsi
- Japanese: 避難する
- Korean: 기거하다
- Portuguese: abrigar-se
- Spanish: refugiarse
- British English: shelter If a place or thing is sheltered by something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain. VERB...a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof.place
- Brazilian Portuguese: abrigar
- Chinese: 遮蔽
- European Spanish: proteger
- French: abriter
- German: schützen
- Italian: riparare
- Japanese: 雨風から守る
- Korean: 피하다
- Portuguese: abrigar
- Spanish: proteger
Example Sentences Including 'shelter'
Corrections employees found him a homeless shelter , where he spent his first weekend of freedom in Canada.Globe and Mail (2003)
He landed on a small beach close to Ballywalter and dragged the inflatable up into the shelter of a clump of gorse bushes.Confessional
It's the law in Switzerland that every new house has a shelter.THE VIRGIN BLUE (2002)
Judging by the bulges in the bag, most of this was canned: perhaps he was stocking up his shelter.Left, Right and Centre
The explosion blew human remains 20 feet on to the underside of the roof of the bus shelter.Belfast Telegraph (2003)
There was a statement from the UDA back in 1972, offering shelter to defecting Catholics.Belfast Telegraph (2002)
They are usually quite diminutive too so I'll get no shelter behind them if it's a windy day.Irish Times (2002)
To judge from the diffused brightness of the masked sun, their shelter faced roughly south-east.The Quest for K
Where shelter is not available, seed can be sown in situ in April.Country Life (2005)
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