Shelter | Mean of shelter in English Dictionary

/ˈʃɛltɚ/

• Noun
• a structure that covers or protects people or things
1. a bomb/fallout shelter
2. We made a shelter from branches.
• a place that provides food and protection for people or animals that need assistance
1. a shelter for battered women
2. an animal shelter
3. homeless shelters
• a place to live
1. The organization provides food and shelter for homeless people.

• the state of being covered and protected from danger, bad weather, etc.
1. The crowd ran for shelter when the rain started.
2. They sought shelter from the storm.
3. They found/took shelter in a cave during the storm. [=they went into a cave to get out of the storm]
• Verb
• to protect (someone) from danger, bad weather, etc.
1. A cave sheltered the climbers during the storm.
2. They were accused of sheltering a criminal. [=giving a criminal a place to hide]
3. They sheltered themselves from the sudden rain.
4. Most parents want to shelter their children from pain and sadness. [=to prevent their children from experiencing pain and sadness]
5. Investors are trying to shelter themselves from rising interest rates.
• to be in a place that provides protection from danger, bad weather, etc.
1. They sheltered in a cave while they waited for the storm to pass.