The Wordsmith Dictionary

Shel "ter, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. scheltrun, shiltroun, schelltrome,scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, AS. scildtruma a troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of men. See Shield, n.]

1. 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. Pope.

2. One who protects; a guardian; a defender. Thou [God ] hast been a shelter for me. Ps. lxi. 3.

3. The state of being covered and protected; protection; security. Who into shelter takes their tender bloom. Young. Shelter tent, a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers carry the pieces.

Syn. -- Asylum; refuge; retreat; covert; sanctuary; protection; defense; security.

SHELTER

Shel "ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sheltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sheltering. ]

1. 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. Dryden. You have no convents... in which such persons may be received and sheltered. Southey.

2. To screen or cover from notice; to disguise. In vain I strove to cheek my growing flame, Or shelter passion under friendship's name. Prior.

3. To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used reflexively. They sheltered themselves under a rock. Abp. Abbot.

SHELTER

SHELTER Shel "ter, v. i.

Defn: To take shelter. There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool. Milton.

SHELTERLESS

SHELTERLESS Shel "ter *less, a.

Defn: Destitute of shelter or protection. Now sad and shelterless perhaps she lies. Rowe.

SHELTERY

SHELTERY Shel "ter *y, a.

Defn: Affording shelter. [R.]

New American Oxford Dictionary

shelter

shel ter |ˈSHeltər ˈʃɛltər | ▶noun a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger. • a place providing food and accommodations for the homeless. • an animal sanctuary. • a shielded or safe condition; protection: he hung back in the shelter of a rock | you're welcome to take shelter from the storm. ▶verb [ with obj. ] protect or shield from something harmful, esp. bad weather: the hut sheltered him from the cold wind. • [ no obj. ] find refuge or take cover from bad weather or danger: people were sheltering under store canopies and trees. • prevent (someone ) from having to do or face something difficult or unpleasant. • protect (income ) from taxation: only your rental income can be sheltered. DERIVATIVES shel ter er noun, shel ter less adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of obsolete sheltron ‘phalanx, ’ from Old English scieldtruma, literally ‘shield troop. ’

shelter belt

shel ter belt ▶noun a line of trees or shrubs planted to protect an area, esp. a farm field, from strong winds and the erosion they cause.

sheltered

shel tered |ˈSHeltərd ˈʃeltərd | ▶adjective (of a place ) protected from bad weather: the plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden. • protected from difficulties or unpleasant realities: she led a sheltered life until her mother and father went through a bitter divorce | a sheltered childhood.

sheltered housing

sheltered housing |ʃɛltədˈhaʊzɪŋ |(also sheltered accommodation ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. accommodation for elderly or disabled people consisting of private independent units with some shared facilities and a warden.

sheltered workshop

shel tered work shop ▶noun a supervised workplace for physically disabled or mentally handicapped adults.

shelterwood

shel ter wood |ˈSHeltərˌwo͝od ˈʃɛltərˌwʊd | ▶noun mature trees left standing to provide shelter in which saplings can grow.

Oxford Dictionary

shelter

shel |ter |ˈʃɛltə | ▶noun 1 a place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger. • a place providing food and accommodation for the homeless. • an animal sanctuary. 2 [ mass noun ] a shielded or safe condition; protection: he hung back in the shelter of a rock | you're welcome to take shelter from the storm. ▶verb [ with obj. ] protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather: the hut sheltered him from the cold wind. • [ no obj., with adverbial of place ] find refuge or take cover from bad weather or danger: people were sheltering under store canopies and trees. • prevent (someone ) from having to do or face something difficult or unpleasant: we are sheltered from the awfulness of reality. • protect (income ) from taxation: only your rental income can be sheltered. DERIVATIVES shelterer noun, shelterless adjective ORIGIN late 16th cent.: perhaps an alteration of sheld, an old spelling of shield, + -ure .

shelter belt

shel |ter belt ▶noun a line of trees or shrubs planted to protect an area, especially a field of crops, from fierce weather.

sheltered

shel |tered |ˈʃɛltəd | ▶adjective (of a place ) protected from bad weather: the plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden. • protected from difficulties or unpleasant realities: I was a mathematics don at Cambridge living a rather sheltered life | a sheltered childhood.

sheltered housing

sheltered workshop

shel tered work shop ▶noun a supervised workplace for physically disabled or mentally handicapped adults.

shelterwood

shel ¦ter |wood ▶noun [ mass noun ] mature trees left standing to provide shelter in which saplings can grow.

American Oxford Thesaurus

shelter

shelter noun 1 the trees provide shelter for animals: protection, cover, screening, shade; safety, security, refuge, sanctuary, asylum. ANTONYMS exposure. 2 a shelter for abused women: sanctuary, refuge, home, haven, safe house; harbor, port in a storm. ▶verb 1 the hut sheltered him from the wind: protect, shield, screen, cover, shade, save, safeguard, preserve, defend, cushion, guard, insulate. ANTONYMS expose. 2 the anchorage where the convoy sheltered: take shelter, take refuge, seek sanctuary, take cover; informal hole up.

sheltered

sheltered adjective 1 a sheltered stretch of water: protected, screened, shielded, covered; shady; cozy. 2 she led a sheltered life: secluded, cloistered, isolated, protected, withdrawn, sequestered, reclusive; privileged, secure, safe, quiet.

Oxford Thesaurus

shelter

shelter noun 1 the plants provide shelter for animals: protection, shield, cover, a roof, screen, shade; safety, security, defence, refuge, sanctuary, asylum, safe keeping, safeguarding. ANTONYMS danger, exposure. 2 she runs a shelter for battered cats: sanctuary, place of shelter, refuge, accommodation, housing, home, place of safety, haven, safe haven, sanctum, safe house; harbour, port in a storm, ark; retreat, bolt-hole, foxhole, hiding place, hideaway, hideout, fastness; Spanish querencia. ▶verb 1 the hut sheltered him from the cold wind: protect, keep safe, shield, cover, screen, shade, keep from harm, afford protection to, provide protection for, save, safeguard, wrap, cover for, preserve, conserve, defend, cushion, secure, guard, hedge; inoculate, insulate. ANTONYMS endanger, expose. 2 the anchorage where convoys sheltered in bad weather: take shelter, take refuge, seek protection, seek refuge, seek sanctuary, take cover; informal hole up.

sheltered

sheltered adjective 1 a sheltered stretch of water lying between the coast and the peninsula: protected, screened, shielded, covered, calm; shady, shaded, cool; cosy, snug, warm. ANTONYMS exposed. 2 their daughter had led a sheltered life: secluded, withdrawn, isolated, protected, immune, cloistered, unworldly, sequestered, retired, reclusive; privileged, secure, safe, quiet, cosy, comfortable.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shelter

shel ter /ʃéltə r /〖原義は「(雨風を避ける )避難所」〗名詞複～s /-z /1 U 住まい , 住居 ▸ food, clothing and shelter 衣食住 .2 U (危険風雨日差しなどを )しのぐ場所 ; 避難 , 保護 (protection )▸ in the shelter of A Aに守られて ▸ take [find ] shelter from a sudden shower under the eaves 軒下でにわか雨をやりすごす ▸ run for shelter 走って逃れる ▸ give A shelter A 〈人〉に雨露をしのぐ場所を提供する ; Aを危険から守る 3 C 避難所 [小屋 , 施設 ]; (ホームレスのための )保護施設 ; 一時的住居 ▸ an air-raid shelter 防空壕（ごう）▸ a bus shelter 屋根付きのバス停 ▸ a homeless shelter ≒a shelter for the homeless ホームレスの収容施設 .動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing →分詞 sheltered 他動詞 1 〈人〉をかくまう ▸ shelter a criminal on the run 逃走中の犯人をかくまう .2 【風雨危険などから】〈人物〉を保護する (ための場所を与える ) «from » ; 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈場所物が〉【風雨などから】守られている «from » ▸ The orchard is sheltered from the wind by poplars .果樹園はポプラ並木を風よけにしている .自動詞〈人が〉【悪天候日差しなどから】避難する , 隠れる «from » ▸ shelter from the rain 雨宿りする .sh é lter one s è lf 1 身を守る .2 «…の下で » 保身をはかる «under , behind , beneath » .～́ b è lt (農作物保護用の )防風林 .～́ t è nt 小型テント .

sheltered

sh é l tered 形容詞 1 〈場所が〉 (激しい風雨などから )守られた .2 過保護な [に扱われた ]〈生活人など〉.3 ｟英｠(高齢者障害者のための )生活支援のある〈施設〉, 指導 [監督 ]者のいる〈仕事〉▸ sheltered housing ｟英｠障害者用保護住宅 .