shelter
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,360 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,335 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- the condition of being protected also: protection they were huddled together for protectionhe enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home
- a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings also: tax shelter
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
verb
- provide shelter for After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people
- invest (money) so that it is not taxable
shelter in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Of whom could she beg a shelter?
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Perhaps some other inn will shelter you.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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To what warm shelter canst thou fly?
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1
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They were glad to take shelter under a group of trees near, and here the Prince complained of burning thirst.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Ralph knew every path on the mountains, every shelter the sheep sought from wind and rain, every haunt of the fox.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1