Housing vs. Shelter

Housing vs. Shelter — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Housing and Shelter

Housingverb

present participle of house

We are housing the company's servers in Florida.

Shelternoun

A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.

Housingnoun

(uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.

Shelternoun

An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women etc.

Housingnoun

(uncountable) Residences, collectively.

She lives in low-income housing.

Shelterverb

(transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.

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Housingnoun

(countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.

The gears were grinding against their housing.

Shelterverb

(intransitive) To take cover.

During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.

Housingnoun

A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.

Shelternoun

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

Housingnoun

An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.

Shelternoun

protective covering that provides protection from the weather

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Housingnoun

(architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.

Shelternoun

the condition of being protected;

they were huddled together for protectionhe enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home

Housingnoun

A niche for a statue.

Shelternoun

a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

Housingnoun

(nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.

Shelternoun

temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

Housingnoun

(nautical) A houseline.

Shelterverb

provide shelter for;

After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people

Housingnoun

housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed

Shelterverb

invest (money) so that it is not taxable

Housingnoun

a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

Housingnoun

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse