shelter
A place or building where people or animals are safe from rain, cold, or danger.
A place or structure that gives physical protection from bad weather, danger, or attack.
A place where people or animals with problems can stay and get help for a short time.
A building or service that temporarily houses and protects people or animals who need help, such as the homeless, abuse victims, or stray animals.
To keep someone or something safe from rain, cold, wind, or danger, usually by covering or hiding them.
To protect someone or something from bad weather, danger, or attack by providing or being a physical cover or safe place.
The feeling or condition of being safe from rain, danger, or harm.
The state or condition of being protected from bad weather, danger, or harm, rather than the place that provides it.
To keep someone away from bad things in life so much that they do not see or understand real life.
To protect someone from unpleasant experiences, problems, or realities, often so much that they do not learn to deal with them.
A way of putting or moving money so that a person or company pays less tax.
A financial arrangement, investment, or legal structure used to reduce or avoid paying taxes, often by delaying or hiding taxable income.
- Base: shelter
- Plural: shelter, shelters
- Base: shelter
- 3rd Person Singular: shelters
- Present Participle: sheltering
- Past: sheltered
animal shelter
1place for homeless animals
A place where lost, homeless, or unwanted animals are kept, fed, and cared for until they find a new home.
- We decided to adopt a dog from the local animal shelter.
- The animal shelter is full of cats and dogs in need of families.
- She volunteers at an animal shelter every weekend.
find shelter
1successfully get to safety
To succeed in getting to a safe place where you are protected from danger or bad weather.
- They walked for hours before they finally found shelter for the night.
- We need to find shelter before it gets dark.
- The refugees found shelter in an abandoned warehouse.
give shelter
1let someone stay safely
To allow someone to stay in your home or building so they are safe from danger, war, or bad weather.
- Local families gave shelter to tourists who were stranded by the storm.
- They were arrested for giving shelter to escaped prisoners.
- The church gave shelter to dozens of people during the flood.
provide shelter
1supply a safe place
To give or supply a safe place where people or animals can stay and be protected.
- The camp is designed to provide shelter for up to 1,000 people.
- Trees provide shelter and shade for many animals.
- The charity provides shelter and food for the homeless.
seek shelter
1look for a safe place
To look for a safe place where you can be protected from danger or bad weather.
- Residents were advised to seek shelter as the hurricane approached.
- The animals sought shelter beneath the trees.
- People sought shelter in nearby schools and churches after the earthquake.
shelter in place
1stay indoors during danger
To stay inside the building you are already in during an emergency, because it is safer than going outside.
- Authorities instructed residents to shelter in place until the suspect was caught.
- During the chemical spill, workers were told to shelter in place and close all windows.
- Students sheltered in place for several hours while police searched the campus.
shelter someone from
1protect someone from something
To keep a person away from something bad, such as bad news, danger, or hard parts of life.
- They tried to shelter their children from the worst of the news.
- He had been sheltered from poverty and did not understand their struggles.
- The school cannot shelter students from every difficult situation.
take shelter
1go to a safe place
To quickly go to a safe place to be protected from danger, rain, wind, or attack.
- When the sirens sounded, everyone was told to take shelter in the basement.
- We took shelter in a café until the heavy rain stopped.
- Hikers were forced to take shelter under some rocks during the storm.
tax shelter
1financial way to cut tax
A special way of saving or investing money that helps a person or company pay less tax.
- The government is closing several popular tax shelters used by high earners.
- Investing in retirement accounts can act as a simple tax shelter.
- He was criticized for putting his profits into an offshore tax shelter.
under the shelter of
1protected by something
Protected by something that covers you or keeps you safe, sometimes used in a poetic or formal way.
- They waited under the shelter of a big oak tree.
- Under the shelter of darkness, the soldiers crossed the river.
- She grew up under the shelter of a loving but strict family.
women's shelter
1safe place for abused women
A safe place where women who are in danger, often from a partner, can stay and get help.
- She and her children moved into a women’s shelter after leaving her abusive husband.
- Donations to the women’s shelter help pay for counseling services.
- The town finally opened its first women’s shelter last year.
homeless shelter
1shelter for homeless people
A place where people without homes can sleep and get basic help for a short time.
- He spent several nights at a homeless shelter after losing his job.
- He volunteers at a homeless shelter twice a week.
- The city plans to open a new homeless shelter this winter.
- The city opened a new homeless shelter near the train station.
- Volunteers cooked dinner at the homeless shelter.