tərd adjective
1.
protected or shielded from storms, missiles, etc., by a wall, roof, barrier, or the like.
2.
protected from the troubles, annoyances, sordidness, etc., encountered in competitive situations: a sheltered life.
3.
(of a business or industry) enjoying noncompetitive conditions, as because of a protective tariff.
4.
of or pertaining to employment or housing, especially for handicapped persons, in a noncompetitive, supervised environment.
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Sheltered
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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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; perhaps alteration of obsolete sheltron testudo, Old English scieldtruma, equivalent to scield shield + truma body of fighting men; see trim
1575–85; perhaps alteration of obsolete sheltron testudo, Old English scieldtruma, equivalent 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
self-shel·ter, 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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shelter (ˈʃɛltə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something that provides cover or protection, as from weather or danger; place of refuge |
| 2. | the protection afforded by such a cover; refuge |
| 3. | the state of being sheltered |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to provide with or protect by a shelter |
| 5. | (intr) to take cover, as from rain; find refuge |
| 6. | (tr) to act as a shelter for; take under one's protection |
| [C16: of uncertain origin] | |
| 'shelterer | |
| —n | |
| 'shelterless | |
| —adj | |
| sheltered (ˈʃɛltəd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | protected from wind or weather: a sheltered garden |
| 2. | protected from outside influences: a sheltered upbringing |
| 3. | See also sheltered housing (of buildings) specially designed to provide a safe environment for the elderly, handicapped, or disabled: sheltered workshops for the blind |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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