Definitions for shelter
ˈʃɛl tərshel·ter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shelternoun

   a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

2. shelternoun

   protective covering that provides protection from the weather

3. protection, shelternoun

   the condition of being protected

   "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

4. tax shelter, shelternoun

   a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

5. shelterverb

   temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

6. shelterverb

   provide shelter for

   "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

7. shelterverb

   invest (money) so that it is not taxable

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shelternoun

   A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something

2. shelternoun

   An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women etc

3. shelterverb

   To provide cover

4. shelterverb

   To take cover

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. SHELTERnoun

   Etymology: Of this word the etymology is unknown: Stephen Skinner deduces it from shell, Davies from scyld , a shield, Saxon.

   1. A cover from any external injury or violence.

   We hear this fearful tempest sing,
   Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm. William Shakespeare, R. II.

   They wish’d the mountains now might be again
   Thrown on them, as a shelter from his ire. John Milton.

   Heroes of old, when wounded, shelter sought;
   But he who meets all dangers with disdain,
   Ev’n in their face his ship to anchor brought,
   And steeple high stood propt upon the main. Dryden.

   They may learn experience, and avoid a cave as the worst shelter from rain, when they have a lover in company. Dryd.

   The healing plant shall aid,
   From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade. Alexander Pope.

   2. A protector; a defender; one that gives security.

   Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. Ps. lxi. 3.

   3. The state of being covered; protection; security.

   Low at his foot a spacious plain is plac’d,
   Between the mountain and the stream embrac’d;
   Which shade and shelter from the hill derives,
   While the kind river wealth and beauty gives. John Denham.

2. To Shelterverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To cover from external violence.

   We besought the deep to shelter us. John Milton.

   Those ruins shelter’d once his sacred head,
   When he from Wor’ster’s fatal battle fled,
   Watch’d by the genius of this royal place. Dryden.

   2. To defend; to protect; to succour with refuge; to harbour.

   What endless honour shall you gain,
   To save and shelter Troy’s unhappy train. John Dryden, Æn.

   3. To betake to cover.

   They sheltered themselves under a rock. George Abbot.

   Comfort thyself with such thoughts, chiefly when all earthly comforts fail thee: then do thou particularly retreat to those considerations, and shelter thyself under them. Francis Atterbury.

   4. To cover from notice.

   In vain I strove to check my growing flame,
   Or shelter passion under friendship’s name;
   You saw my heart. Matthew Prior.

3. To Shelterverb

   1. To take shelter.

   There the Indian herdsman, shunning heat,
   Shelters in cool. John Milton.

   2. To give shelter.

   Then seeks the farthest ooze, the shelt’ring weed,
   The cavern’d bank, his old secure abode. James Thomson.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shelternoun

   that which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen

2. Shelternoun

   one who protects; a guardian; a defender

3. Shelternoun

   the state of being covered and protected; protection; security

4. Shelterverb

   to be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect

5. Shelterverb

   to screen or cover from notice; to disguise

6. Shelterverb

   to betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively

7. Shelterverb

   to take shelter

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shelter

   Shelter is a Hare Krishna Melodic hardcore/Pop punk band formed by Ray Cappo.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shelter

   shel′tėr, n. that which shields or protects: a refuge: a retreat, a harbour: protection.—v.t. to cover or shield: to defend: to conceal.—v.i. to take shelter.—n. Shel′terer.—adjs. Shel′terless; Shel′tery, affording shelter. [Orig. sheltron—A.S. scyld-truma, shield-troop—scyld, shield, truma, troop—trum, firm.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shelter

   An International Organization for Standardization container outfitted with liveor work-in capability. See also International Organization for Standardization.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shelter

   In a military sense, that which protects the troops in the field. There are various means resorted to for this purpose. A common arrangement is as follows: A cross-bar is supported by two uprights; against this cross-bar a number of poles are made to lean; on the back of the poles abundance of fir branches are laid horizontally; and lastly, on the back of the fir branches is another set of leaning poles, in order to make all secure by their weight. A cloth of any kind is made use of to give shelter by an arrangement of this kind. The corners of the cloth should be secured by a simple hitch in the rope, and not by a knot. The former is sufficient for all purposes of security, but the latter will jam, and you may have to injure both cloth and string to get it loose again. It is convenient to pin a skewer in the middle of the sides of the cloth, round the ropes.

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1. shelter

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Matched Categories

1. • Invest
   • Protective Covering
   • Provide
   • Structure

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shelter' in Nouns Frequency: #2229

How to pronounce shelter?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say shelter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shelter in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shelter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shelter in a Sentence

1. Khalid Jone:

   If you want to be active to fight for your rights, first you need shelter over your head, when you have a place to sleep, you can relax and ... it can help you think about what you want to do.

2. Exxon Mobil Corp:

   In an abundance of caution, the refinery activated the Crenshaw Boulevard barriers and the Torrance Fire Department sounded the community warning sirens to alert the public to shelter in place.

3. Derek Andersen:

   At the onset of widespread shelter in place orders, as people sought to stay connected and entertained from home, we observed an increase in daily active users that informed our initial estimate, this initial lift dissipated faster than we anticipated as shelter in place conditions persisted.

4. Julie Castle:

   About 40 % of all of the shelter population in the country is in foster home right now, and that represents a current reality of about 60 to 90,000 animals, which is huge.

5. Udav Prashad Timalsina:

   There are people who are not getting food and shelter. I've had reports of villages where 70 percent of the houses have been destroyed.

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