Shelter
noun
A place that gives protection from bad weather or danger.
They built a rudimentary shelter from branches and leaves.
Often appears as...
- emergency shelter
- seek shelter
verb
To protect or provide a safe place.
The trees sheltered him from the rain.
Often appears as...
- sheltered all day
- sheltered from
noun
A facility providing people with temporary accommodation and food.
She stayed at a homeless shelter during the storm.
Often appears as...
- homeless shelter
- bomb shelter
verb
To invest money so that it is protected from tax.
He sheltered his earnings in offshore accounts.
Often appears as...
- sheltered earnings
- sheltered money
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Formal
noun
A place that gives protection from bad weather or danger.
They built a rudimentary shelter from branches and leaves.
Often appears as...
- emergency shelter
- seek shelter
verb
To protect or provide a safe place.
The trees sheltered him from the rain.
Often appears as...
- sheltered all day
- sheltered from
noun
A facility providing people with temporary accommodation and food.
She stayed at a homeless shelter during the storm.
Often appears as...
- homeless shelter
- bomb shelter
verb
To invest money so that it is protected from tax.
He sheltered his earnings in offshore accounts.
Often appears as...
- sheltered earnings
- sheltered money
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Types of Shelter
Shelters can be natural or man-made structures, from forests to constructed safe houses.
Caves served as natural shelters for early humans.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Solution
Shelters are often seen as a temporary refuge, not a permanent home.
During the hike, they found a temporary shelter under a rock overhang.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgent Protection
The word 'shelter' conveys a sense of urgency and immediate protection.
As the storm approached, they urgently sought shelter.
Pro Tip 1/3Types of Shelter
Shelters can be natural or man-made structures, from forests to constructed safe houses.
Caves served as natural shelters for early humans.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Solution
Shelters are often seen as a temporary refuge, not a permanent home.
During the hike, they found a temporary shelter under a rock overhang.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgent Protection
The word 'shelter' conveys a sense of urgency and immediate protection.
As the storm approached, they urgently sought shelter.
Pro Tip 1/3Types of Shelter
Shelters can be natural or man-made structures, from forests to constructed safe houses.
Caves served as natural shelters for early humans.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Solution
Shelters are often seen as a temporary refuge, not a permanent home.
During the hike, they found a temporary shelter under a rock overhang.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgent Protection
The word 'shelter' conveys a sense of urgency and immediate protection.
As the storm approached, they urgently sought shelter.
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
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The truth about bats -...
and, of course, bat caves. So even though I'm the hero of the story, I do need to be saved. And now that you know the true story about us bats, you can learn how to protect such heroic animals. Install a properly designed bat box, one of the easiest ways to provide shelter for bats.
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What is love? - Brad...
These are all comparisons, though, ways of defining it by contrast, by saying it's more important than all other things, but is it? Sure, love matters more than your standard turkey sandwich, but does it matter more than shelter? Or sanity?
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Why is biodiversity so...
In some environments, taking away just one important component can undermine the entire system. Take coral reefs, for instance. Many organisms in a reef are dependent on the coral. It provides key microhabitats, shelter and breeding grounds
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Why do honeybees love...
behind the most important aspect of honeybee the hive. Just like humans, bees need food and shelter to stay alive. The hive is not only the bees' home, but doubles as a place to store their honey. Since it's so central to survival,
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Body Chute PIPE Doomsday...
few years he's been working on a super-sized prep to protect his large family I've been working on building this shelter for the past two years in a undisclosed location not too far from my home our family's growing so our shelter
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What does it mean to be...
Others have crossed a border and sought shelter outside of their own countries. They are commonly referred to as refugees. But what exactly does that term mean? The world has known refugees for millennia,
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What really matters at...
The need for shelter has given rise to architecture. The need for cover, fashion. And for being subjected to the clock, well, we invented music. So, since dying is a necessary part of life,
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Lobsters Fighting to...
These battles continue for the next two months and they're crucial for the females must have both shelter and warm water, if they're to raise their young. For the last seven months,
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A journey around the...
years I can now smell the water from far away I can actually gather my own food find the right shelter yes I began amid wild a little bit but deep down on the
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
and, of course, bat caves. So even though I'm the hero of the story, I do need to be saved. And now that you know the true story about us bats, you can learn how to protect such heroic animals. Install a properly designed bat box, one of the easiest ways to provide shelter for bats.
Video examples
What is love? - Brad...
These are all comparisons, though, ways of defining it by contrast, by saying it's more important than all other things, but is it? Sure, love matters more than your standard turkey sandwich, but does it matter more than shelter? Or sanity?
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
In some environments, taking away just one important component can undermine the entire system. Take coral reefs, for instance. Many organisms in a reef are dependent on the coral. It provides key microhabitats, shelter and breeding grounds
Video examples
Why do honeybees love...
behind the most important aspect of honeybee the hive. Just like humans, bees need food and shelter to stay alive. The hive is not only the bees' home, but doubles as a place to store their honey. Since it's so central to survival,
Video examples
Body Chute PIPE Doomsday...
few years he's been working on a super-sized prep to protect his large family I've been working on building this shelter for the past two years in a undisclosed location not too far from my home our family's growing so our shelter
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
Others have crossed a border and sought shelter outside of their own countries. They are commonly referred to as refugees. But what exactly does that term mean? The world has known refugees for millennia,
Video examples
What really matters at...
The need for shelter has given rise to architecture. The need for cover, fashion. And for being subjected to the clock, well, we invented music. So, since dying is a necessary part of life,
Video examples
Lobsters Fighting to...
These battles continue for the next two months and they're crucial for the females must have both shelter and warm water, if they're to raise their young. For the last seven months,
Video examples
A journey around the...
years I can now smell the water from far away I can actually gather my own food find the right shelter yes I began amid wild a little bit but deep down on the
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Quote examples
Zendaya
American Actress
I feel that if you shelter your kids from everything, one day they are going to be out in the world on their own, and they are going to have to figure it out. You can't give them a test if you never taught them anything that's on the test. They're going to fail.
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Ethan Peck
American Actor
When there's so much freedom - financially and otherwise - smart kids get themselves into trouble. My parents did a good job of sheltering me from the negative aspects of wealth and success.
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Gaston Bachelard
French Philosopher
If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.
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Zak Bagans
American Author
I have realized that when you rescue your pet from a shelter, it is the most amazing feeling in the world how this animal changes your life by giving it a better one.
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Helen McCrory
British Actress
I was lucky to learn early in life that you need money for food and shelter, but there's no ambition in having money in the bank for the sake of it!
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Eudora Welty
American Author
I am a writer who came of a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within.
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Faye Wattleton
Sociologist
I was raised in a very sheltered, narrow environment.
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Rob Cross
English Celebrity
I was someone who used to live a sheltered life.
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Spencer Stone
American Soldier
You can't shelter yourself from the world.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English Poet
Friendship is a sheltering tree.
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Zendaya
American Actress
I feel that if you shelter your kids from everything, one day they are going to be out in the world on their own, and they are going to have to figure it out. You can't give them a test if you never taught them anything that's on the test. They're going to fail.
Quote examples
Ethan Peck
American Actor
When there's so much freedom - financially and otherwise - smart kids get themselves into trouble. My parents did a good job of sheltering me from the negative aspects of wealth and success.
Quote examples
Gaston Bachelard
French Philosopher
If I were asked to name the chief benefit of the house, I should say: the house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.
Quote examples
Zak Bagans
American Author
I have realized that when you rescue your pet from a shelter, it is the most amazing feeling in the world how this animal changes your life by giving it a better one.
Quote examples
Helen McCrory
British Actress
I was lucky to learn early in life that you need money for food and shelter, but there's no ambition in having money in the bank for the sake of it!
Quote examples
Eudora Welty
American Author
I am a writer who came of a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within.
Quote examples
Faye Wattleton
Sociologist
I was raised in a very sheltered, narrow environment.
Quote examples
Rob Cross
English Celebrity
I was someone who used to live a sheltered life.
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Spencer Stone
American Soldier
You can't shelter yourself from the world.
Quote examples
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English Poet
Friendship is a sheltering tree.
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