Shelter is one of the basic human needs along with food, water, and companionship. It is a structure that protects you from the elements and gives you a place to live.
That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
Noun
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
Noun
protective covering that provides protection from the weather
Noun
temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
Noun
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
Noun
the condition of being protected; "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"
Verb
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
Verb
provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"
n.
That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a
protection; a screen.
n.
One who protects; a guardian; a defender.
n.
The state of being covered and protected; protection;
security.
v. t.
To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to
cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
v. t.
To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
v. t.
To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used
reflexively.
v. i.
To take shelter.
Shelter
The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid, From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade.2.
Thou [God] hast been a shelter for me.3.
Who into shelter takes their tender bloom.
Shelter
Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head.
You have no convents . . . in which such persons may be received and sheltered.2.
In vain I strove to cheek my growing flame, Or shelter passion under friendship's name.3.
They sheltered themselves under a rock.
Shelter
There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool.
That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.
To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.
To take shelter.
Usage Examples
As a system of philosophy it is not like the Tower of Babel, so daring its high aim as to seek a shelter against God's anger but it is like a pyramid poised on its apex.
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day.
If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or not they can feed an animal and their family. And every shelter coast-to-coast is stuffed.
Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.
If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter and their basic human rights.
I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food and shelter.
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Other Usage ExamplesCats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.
The more we shelter children from every disappointment, the more devastating future disappointments will be.
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
After spending time with the rescued turkeys at Farm Sanctuary's shelter and seeing how similar they are to my furry companion animals at home, I knew I needed to do everything in my power to protect these friendly and curious birds from the daily pain and suffering they endure on factory farms.
Artists working for other artists is all about knowing, learning, unlearning, initiating long-term artistic dialogues, making connections, creating covens, and getting temporary shelter from the storm.
Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay.
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