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Traditional English :: shelter
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shelter - 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. act or serve as shelter to; protect; conceal; defend (sheltered them from the storm; had a sheltered upbringing).
2 intr. & refl. find refuge; take cover (sheltered under a tree; sheltered themselves behind the wall). shelter-belt a line of trees etc. planted to protect crops from the wind. shelterer n. shelterless adj. [16th c.: perh. f. obs. sheltron phalanx f. OE scieldtruma (as SHIELD, truma troop)] |
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Related Words
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bomb
orange
county
animal
san
diego
bus
domestic
violence
emergency
fallout
franklin
woman
homeless
instant
island
no
kill
lied
pointe
hotel
marina
plano
portable
riverside
rv
nj
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Most Often Usage
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bomb shelter
orange county animal shelter
san diego animal shelter
animal shelter
bus shelter
domestic violence shelter
emergency shelter
fallout shelter
franklin county animal shelter
woman shelter
homeless shelter
instant shelter
shelter island
no kill shelter
no kill animal shelter
lied animal shelter
shelter pointe hotel marina
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