Shelter
31shelter — {{11}}shelter (n.) 1580s, structure affording protection, possibly an alteration of M.E. sheltron, sheldtrume roof or wall formed by locked shields, from O.E. scyldtruma, from scield shield (see SHIELD (Cf. shield) (n.)) + truma troop, related to …
32shelter — n 1. refuge, asylum, haven, sanctuary, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, safety zone, harbor, port, port in a storm, Scot. bield; retreat, hospice, hermitage, cloister, ashram; nest, lain, den, cave, hole, dugout, abri; mew, cover, covert, coverture,… …
33shelter — Synonyms and related words: abri, accommodation, accommodations, air raid shelter, arm, armor, asylum, bed, berth, billet, blanket, bless, bomb shelter, bombproof, bunk, bunker, cave, chamber, champion, cloak, coat, compass about, concealment,… …
34shelter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refuge, retreat, sanctuary, asylum; cover, security, protection, safety. See covering, defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. refuge, harbor, haven, sanctuary, asylum, retreat, covert, shield, screen,… …
35shelter — 1. noun 1) the trees provide shelter for animals Syn: protection, cover, screening, shade; safety, security, refuge, sanctuary, asylum Ant: exposure 2) a shelter for abused women …
36shelter — 1. noun 1) the trees provide shelter for animals Syn: protection, cover, shade, safety, security, refuge 2) a shelter for abandoned cats Syn: sanctuary, refuge, home, haven, s …
37Shelter — Locate your shelter in an area away from wind, rain, snow and direct sunlight. Also, stay away from avalanche slopes, dead limbs overhead, and dead trees that may fall in a strong wind. Be sure that in a rain you are not located in an area… …
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38shelter — n. & v. n. 1 anything serving as a shield or protection from danger, bad weather, etc. 2 a a place of refuge provided esp. for the homeless etc. b US an animal sanctuary. 3 a shielded condition; protection (took shelter under a tree). v. 1 tr.… …
39shelter — Wahi lulu, wahi ho omalu, hale, hale, kāmala, hale pupupu, lo u pali, auolo, pāpa i, malumalu, auhā. ♦ In the shelter of his wings, ma ka malu o kona ēheu. ♦ This house is not very good, still it is a shelter, a ole maika i loa o kēia… …
40shelter — [16] The origins of shelter are unclear, but the most usually accepted explanation is that it is an alteration of the now obsolete sheltron. This denoted a body of troops which protected itself in battle with a covering of joined shields. It was… …
