shelter

[ shel-ter ]
/ ˈʃɛl tər /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to take shelter; find a refuge: He sheltered in a barn.
Finance. to invest money in a tax shelterd.

Origin of shelter

1575–85; perhaps alteration of obsolete sheltron testudo, Old English scieldtruma, equivalent to scield shield + truma body of fighting men; see trim

synonym study for shelter

1. See cover.

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British Dictionary definitions for shelter

shelter
/ (ˈʃɛltə) /

noun

something that provides cover or protection, as from weather or danger; place of refuge
the protection afforded by such a cover; refuge
the state of being sheltered

verb

(tr) to provide with or protect by a shelter
(intr) to take cover, as from rain; find refuge
(tr) to act as a shelter for; take under one's protection

Derived forms of shelter

shelterer, noun shelterless, adjective

Word Origin for shelter

C16: of uncertain origin