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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.
EXPANDa building serving as a temporary refuge or residence for homeless persons, abandoned animals, etc.
6.
COLLAPSEFinance. 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.
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Sheltering
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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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
EXPANDun·shel·ter·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
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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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
EXPAND 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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