Sheltermate vs. Shelter
Sheltermate and Shelter Definitions
Sheltermate
A person with whom one shares a shelter
Shelter
Something, especially a structure, that provides cover or protection, as from the weather
A shelter for hikers.
Shelter
An institution providing temporary housing and sometimes counseling, as for the homeless, runaways, or victims of domestic violence.
Shelter
An establishment that cares for unwanted or stray animals and tries to find owners for them.
Shelter
The state of being covered or protected
The fox found shelter in a cave.
Shelter
To provide cover or protection for
Trees that sheltered the cows.
Agents who sheltered the spies.
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Shelter
To invest (income) to protect it from taxation.
Shelter
To take cover; find refuge
We sheltered under the store's awning during the storm.
Shelter
A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
Shelter
An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women, etc.
Shelter
(transitive) To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
Shelter
(intransitive) To take cover.
During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.
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Shelter
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.
Shelter
One who protects; a guardian; a defender.
Thou [God] hast been a shelter for me.
Shelter
The state of being covered and protected; protection; security.
Who into shelter takes their tender bloom.
Shelter
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.
You have no convents . . . in which such persons may be received and sheltered.
Shelter
To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.
In vain I strove to cheek my growing flame,Or shelter passion under friendship's name.
Shelter
To betake to cover, or to a safe place; - used reflexively.
They sheltered themselves under a rock.
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Shelter
To take shelter.
There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat,Shelters in cool.
Shelter
A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
Shelter
Protective covering that provides protection from the weather
Shelter
The condition of being protected;
They were huddled together for protection
He enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home
Shelter
A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
Shelter
Temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
Shelter
Provide shelter for;
After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people
Shelter
Invest (money) so that it is not taxable
