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shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
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construction,
structure drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
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cookhouse a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a tent as their cookhouse"
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dugout either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
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fallout shelter a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
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haven,
oasis a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
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hovel,
hut,
hutch,
shack,
shanty small crude shelter used as a dwelling
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army hut,
field hut,
hut temporary military shelter
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loft,
pigeon loft floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
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mantelet,
mantlet short cape worn by women
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asylum,
refuge,
sanctuary a shelter from danger or hardship
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sconce a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
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cyclone cellar,
storm cellar,
tornado cellar an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes
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collapsible shelter,
tent a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs); "he pitched his tent near the creek"
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shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather |
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protection,
protective cover,
protective covering payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"
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bell cot,
bell cote a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof
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birdhouse a shelter for birds
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canopy a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
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cote a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
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doghouse,
dog house,
kennel an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"
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lean-to rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
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roost a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
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sconce a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light
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sentry box a small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weather
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shelter - temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons |
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housing,
living accommodations,
lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
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camp,
refugee camp temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
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shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" |
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furnish,
provide,
render,
supply provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
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domiciliate,
house,
put up provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
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kennel put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"
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stable shelter in a stable; "stable horses"
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stall deliberately delay an event or action; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
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harbor,
harbour maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
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shelter - invest (money) so that it is not taxable |
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commit,
invest,
place,
put cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
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