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shelter English

Meaning shelter meaning

What does shelter mean?
Definitions in simple English

shelter Noun

— A shelter is a place which can protect someone from the rain and sun. There is no shelter nearby. I wonder how we can get out of this heavy rain.

shelter

— noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger — noun protective covering that provides protection from the weather — verb provide shelter for After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people — verb invest (money) so that it is not taxable — noun temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons — noun (= tax shelter) a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings — noun (= protection) the condition of being protected they were huddled together for protection he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home

Synonyms shelter synonyms

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shelter English » English

refuge protection protect cover shield screen asylum sanctuary hide haven harbour house home shade safeguard hut harbor aegis support guard give refuge defend tent roof dwelling shadow secret place retreat place of refuge lee housing hiding-place hideout hideaway help defense windbreak tax shelter shielding shed shack sconce safety quarter preserve harborage dugout covering conceal bunker

Topics shelter topics

What do people use shelter to talk about?
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble
Work and occupation

Animal husbandry
Work and occupation Working with buildings Building

Types of houses
Work and occupation Working with buildings

Building

Conjugation shelter conjugation

How do you conjugate shelter?

shelter · verb

Examples shelter examples

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Simple sentences

He sought shelter from the rain.
Someone broke all the bus shelter windows.
Tom has built up a shelter under his house in case of some disaster.
Tom ordered his family to go to the shelter that he built.
Mary refused to follow Tom into the shelter.
Tom told Mary that they would have to stay in the shelter until it was safe outside.
Mary asked Tom if they were going to die in the shelter.
We took shelter from the rain under a tree.
They sought shelter from the rain.
The soldier took shelter in the foxhole.
The old man gave the child shelter.
Tom and Mary ran into the air-raid shelter.
Tom began working as a volunteer at the homeless shelter while he was still in high school.
The refugees took shelter in a refugee camp from the Red-Cross.
Seek shelter in a fortified, windowless room, preferably underground.
Tom volunteers at a homeless shelter twice a week.
Would you be willing to volunteer at the animal shelter two or three days a week?
Goats do not like getting wet and will seek shelter quicker than sheep and other livestock.
I took shelter under my friend's umbrella.
Food, clothing and shelter are the basis of life.
Let's shelter here from the rain.
I had to take shelter under a tree.
We took shelter under a tree.
He brought food to his guest and provided him shelter.
We'll need shelter.

Movie subtitles

Food, shelter, lots of ancient weapons, Custom tile and junk.
She had found shelter in a convent near Paris.
In the shelter led by the poverty preacher Elias Renato and his helper Brother Matthias, another party is being held. under different circumstances.
Out of the lashing storm came the Little Fellow to find shelter and perhaps a little hospitality.
At least give us shelter.
Good evening, we've come to ask for shelter, we've lost our way.
We saw your lights and wondered if you'd be kind enough to give us shelter for the night.
Shelter.
He will have to seek shelter.
He'll seek shelter.
Security, consideration, a shelter, Blackie, someplace to get in out of the rain.
I know if only I could get to that common shelter I would put an end to this crazy situation.
Hang anybody that gives him shelter or aid.
It can shelter, clothe and feed a band of good, determined men.. goodswordsmen,goodarchers, good fighters!
Who gave them food and shelter?
Who gave you food and shelter?
France's flag is wide and can shelter all those who seek refuge and protection.
He can't stay out in this bitter cold. He'll seek shelter.
I hope you found suitable shelter.
Christian men don't make war on the wounded. or those who shelter them.
It can shelter, clothe and feed a band of good, determined men good swordsmen, good archers, good fighters!
To shelter the old and helpless, to protect all women, rich or poor, Norman or Saxon.
Many'll be without food and shelter.
Natural rock formations shelter him from attacks.
There's a shelter at the first aid.
That evening Georges worried about the young girl, alone and without shelter in the rain.
To shelter the old and helpless.
Please have supper with me. Your friend of the shelter.
We've got to find shelter.
Last year these homes gave shelter to 250 mothers with new-born children as well as 1,000 other children temporarily taken care of.
Get to shelter, Skipper.
No money, no cab, no umbrella, no shelter, no nothing!
I try to shelter him, but I am very small, because I am only woman.
Whenever poor Mama expected another baby, and consequently needed shelter, it was her custom to steal a loaf of bread and go to prison.
At last, it was the porch of the kindly church of St. George that offered us shelter from the rain, and from the police.
I stuck one in a shelter.
It's cold in that shelter.

News and current affairs

The animal provides shelter and nutrients for the plant; the plant converts sunlight into energy, which it shares with the animal.
Indeed, the global economy in 2013 could be a very difficult environment in which to find shelter.
It erodes the relative security in which the rich world could shelter itself, as in a cocoon.
But, though it is true that ECB bond purchases will shelter governments from market pressure, such pressure was already fairly ineffective.
Unlike economic migrants, those fleeing oppression, terror, and massacre have an inalienable right to asylum, which entails an unconditional obligation by the international community to provide shelter.
The housing market is another US anomaly: there are hundreds of thousands of homeless people (more than 1.5 million Americans spent at least one night in a shelter in 2009), while hundreds of thousands of houses sit vacant.
Of course, we must provide food, shelter, and vaccinations.
Investment in basic infrastructure is critical - clean water, sanitation, healthcare, education, and durable shelter.
With Iran continuing to shelter top al-Qaeda leaders, this raises an even graver threat: that terrorists get hold of nuclear weapons.
In order for the Palestinian people as a whole to cease to glorify, support, and shelter terrorists, they need to discover real hope for a new life for themselves.
Rescue is the initial priority, followed by ensuring food, shelter, and medical aid.
The writer, caught up in the shelter of solitude, does not have much time to wander about.
Perhaps the growing interest in reflecting on the universe and our lives is the result of the fact that, for at least a billion people on our planet, the problems of food, shelter, and personal security have largely been solved.
The first stage in an effective response, the first three or four weeks, must focus on rescuing survivors and stabilizing supplies of food, water, medical services, and shelter for the population.
Pakistanis must understand that they will forfeit some of those rights if they do not meet their obligation to ensure that their territory is not used to shelter terrorists.
While the world watches, Burma's generals are consolidating their tyrannical rule as hundreds of thousands of the cyclone's survivors remain in desperate need of shelter, clean drinking water and medical care.
They need food and shelter, clean water and latrines, medical care, and education.
To make matters worse, there has been a steady stream of migration-related violence across Europe, from an arson attack on a planned refugee shelter in Germany to police brutality against migrants in Macedonia and Hungary.
But Russian attacks on groups fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime are exacerbating instability in large swaths of the country, driving even more desperate people to seek shelter in Europe.
The Ikea Foundation is a major partner of the UN refugee agency in providing shelter to refugees.
The first is to agree on a fair allocation of refugees within Europe; despite their vast numbers, these desperate people must be provided with shelter, food, and support.
Had more attention been given to the country's most glaring inequalities in access to water, shelter, or jobs, this population might not have chosen violence as an instrument of change.
Second, the EU needs to improve burden sharing - ideally among all countries, but perhaps among a smaller group at first - in providing shelter for those who gain asylum.
He has also taken a page from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's book, not only demonizing the demonstrators, but also going after the medical personnel who care for them and the hoteliers who shelter them.
In cities like Beirut and Baghdad, mixed neighborhoods have been homogenized, as Sunni and Shia seek shelter from sectarian attacks and civil war.

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