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shel⋅ter
[shel-ter] 
–noun
| 1. | something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge. |
| 2. | the protection or refuge afforded by such a thing: He took shelter in a nearby barn. |
| 3. | protection from blame, incrimination, etc. |
| 4. | a dwelling place or home considered as a refuge from the elements: Everyone's basic needs are food, clothing, and shelter. |
| 5. | a building serving as a temporary refuge or residence for homeless persons, abandoned animals, etc. |
| 6. | Finance. tax shelter. |
–verb (used with object)
| 7. | to be a shelter for; afford shelter to: The old barn sheltered him from the rain. |
| 8. | to provide with a shelter; place under cover. |
| 9. | to protect, as by shelter; take under one's protection: Parents should not try to shelter their children from normal childhood disappointments. |
| 10. | Finance. to invest (money) in a tax shelter. |
–verb (used without object)
| 11. | to take shelter; find a refuge: He sheltered in a barn. |
| 12. | Finance. to invest money in a tax shelter. |
Origin:
1575–85; perh. alter. of obs. sheltron testudo, OE scieldtruma, equiv. to scield shield + truma body of fighting men; see trim
1575–85; perh. alter. of obs. sheltron testudo, OE scieldtruma, equiv. to scield shield + truma body of fighting men; see trim
Related forms:
shel⋅ter⋅er, noun
shel⋅ter⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
shel⋅ter⋅less, adjective
shel⋅ter⋅less⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. retreat, asylum, sanctuary, shield, haven, harbor. See cover. 7. harbor, house. 9. guard, safeguard, shield, defend.
1. retreat, asylum, sanctuary, shield, haven, harbor. See cover. 7. harbor, house. 9. guard, safeguard, shield, defend.
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| shel·ter (shěl'tər) n.
v. tr.
To take cover; find refuge. [Perhaps from Middle English sheltron, tight battle formation, from Old English scildtruma : scield, shield; see shield + truma, troop; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] shel'ter·er n., shel'ter·less adj. Synonyms: These nouns refer to places affording protection, as from danger, or to the state of being protected. Shelter usually implies a covered or enclosed area that protects temporarily, as from injury or attack: built a shelter out of pine and hemlock boughs. |
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Shelter
Shel"ter\, n. [Cf. OE. scheltrun, shiltroun, schelltrome, scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, AS. scildtruma a troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of men. See Shield, n.]1. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen. The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid, From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade. --Pope. 2. One who protects; a guardian; a defender. Thou [God] hast been a shelter for me. --Ps. lxi. 3. 3. The state of being covered and protected; protection; security. Who into shelter takes their tender bloom. --Young. Shelter tent,a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces. Syn: Asylum; refuge; retreat; covert; sanctuary; protection; defense; security.Shelter
Shel"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheltering.]1. To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect. Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head. --Dryden. You have no convents . . . in which such persons may be received and sheltered. --Southey. 2. To screen or cover from notice; to disguise. In vain I strove to cheek my growing flame, Or shelter passion under friendship's name. --Prior. 3. To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively. They sheltered themselves under a rock. --Abp. Abbot.Shelter
Shel"ter\, v. i. To take shelter. There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : shelter
Spanish:
abrigo,
German:
das Obdach,
Japanese:
保護
shelter
1585, "structure affording protection," possibly an alteration of M.E. sheltron, sheldtrume "roof or wall formed by locked shields," from O.E. scyldtruma, from scield "shield" (see shield) + truma "troop," related to O.E. trum "firm, strong" (see trim). The notion is of a compact body of men protected by interlocking shields. Fig. sense is recorded from 1588; meaning "temporary lodging for homeless poor" is first recorded 1890 in Salvation Army jargon; sense of "temporary home for animals" is from 1971. The verb is first attested 1590; in the income investment sense, from 1955. Sheltered "protected from the usual hardships of life" is from 1888.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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shelter
- To protect one's income from taxation. Some taxpayers shelter their income by investing in such activities as oil drilling ventures.
Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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